Apple Pie

Who doesn't love hot apple pie served with vanilla ice cream on a cold winters night? This is the easiest dessert to make, taught to me by my mum. All you need to do is line your pie dish with sweet, shortcrust pastry. Peel and slice 6 apples. Layer the apples and after each layer sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar ,1 tablespoon of cubed butter and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. You should have around three layer by the time you reach the top of the dish. To finish off the pie i used a lattice technique with can be demonstrated here. Alternative you can roll a sheet of sweet shortcrust pastry over the top and trim the edges. The pie takes 50 minutes to cook in an oven set to 180 degrees C. This pie smells amazing and to me sums up everything good about winter.