蘋果批

蘋果批是很英式的甜點，記得我小時候看雪姑七友時，白雪公主就給小矮人做蘋果批。那時候看了也很想吃呀！那卡通片把白雪公主做批的過程畫得維妙維肖，連用小刀去切批邊也很像呢。深秋到了，一些關於玉桂、豆寇、丁香等香料的食品也是時候展現。

For the Pie Shell:

1.     Cake Flour                       170 g           

2.     Bread Flour                       50 g             

3.     Butter                                50 g              

4.     Lard                                   50 g              

5.     Salt                                    1/2 tsp          

6.     Ice Water                         3 Tbsp (approx.)

Method:

Combine the flour and salt in a bowl

Cut the cold butter and lard into dice size

Pinch the fat with your finger until become snow formed

Add ice water and rub the dough into a ball

Freeze for min. Half an hour

For the Apple Filling :

1.Granny Smith Apple or Golden Apple        3 pc

2.Lemon Juice        1/2 pc

3.Sugar                      90 g

4.Cinnamon            As needed

5.Nutmeg                As needed

6.Cloves                  As needed

7.Cake Flour            1 Tbsp

8. Orange Juice       3 Tbsp

9.Rum Soaked Raisin      As needed

10.Butter                          As needed

Method:

Peel and core the apples.  Chop into small pieces

Place apples in a pan with butter, sugar and lemon juice

Stir to combine and cook over high heat, stirring from time to time until the apples turn soft

Mix the cake flour with orange juice

Ingo the orange mixture, stop cooking while the sauce of apples become thick

Add spicy and raisin, remove from heat, let cool

For the apple pie:

Line the pie dough in a pie shell

Stuff in apple filling

Cover with decoration top, brush with egg wash

Bake in the preheat oven for about 25 min or until the pie change golden