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windfall pie for Esther

1 October 2010 by Dominic Franks

what a miserable rainy, windy day… and I think for once, I can speak for the whole of the UK… the weather sucks… it is truly Autumn…

… it’s not all bad… Autumn’s combination of wind and ripened tree fruit means it’s a perfect time for windfall pie!  We were with mum yesterday and just before we left she insisted that I take a bag load of apples from the garden, she has two sorts, one large with a pale yellowish skin which I think is your classic cooking apple and the other looks more like a large cox… they’re both really quite sour but perfect for baking… and you don’t even have to risk life and limb climbing trees to get them as the ones that drop on the ground are fine…

.. so a classic apple pie was in order and because I had so many apples I thought about some simple baked ones as well…

… it also gave me an excuse to use my new Le Creuset pie-dish!…

… I’ve also had a crap day going through budgets for an event we have in a couple of weeks… I hate budgets and the client keeps changing their mind so its fizzing my brain slightly… in fact i’m so frazzled I upset my fellow blogger Esther over at Recipe Rifle… she has a great blog and doesn’t deserve my non-funny blogging tourettes.. so this pie’s for you…

Baked Apples

4 large cooking apples cored and scored around the middle (I used 2 of each type)
3oz of walnuts
3oz of raisins
2-3 tablespoons of honey
2-3 tablespoons golden syrup or maple syrup

– Place your cored and scored apples in a baking dish with plenty of room around them
– fill the empty cores with a mixture of the nuts and raisins and then sprinkle the rest around the dish
– drizzle the honey and the syrup over the apples and around the dish
– bake at 140 for an hour and a half

the long slow bake means the apples don’t lose their shape and you end up with a sticky toasted nutty mess around them!

Apple and Damson Jam Pie


3 large mixed cooking apples, peeled and cut into chunks
Half a pot of home made Damson in Distress jam from dear Annie over at The Reluctant Vegetarian
Shortcrust pastry

– line a pie dish with pastry
– spoon your favourite jam into the bottom and up the sides
– cut the apples into the pie dish in big un-cooked chunks and pile it high
– dollop some more jam over the top
– place a shortcrust pie lid over the top and do the fancy stuff with the edges and the pastry leaves
– brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar
– bake at 190 till golden

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Рафаэлла says

    1 October 2010 at 8:56 pm

    Super! They look so tasty. I “hear” the aroma)))

  2. From Beyond My Kitchen Window says

    2 October 2010 at 1:26 am

    Your pie looks delicious and baked apples makes the whole house smell wonderful. Your home must have smelled amazing.

  3. Liz says

    2 October 2010 at 8:06 am

    I knew I was craving something but couldn't think what – of course a pie! Great post, thanks Dom

  4. EstherW says

    2 October 2010 at 8:46 am

    Darrrr, what a nice looking pie.

    xx

  5. Susan says

    2 October 2010 at 3:28 pm

    Dom! Sorry to hear you were having a lousy day! The pie looks perfect! Love, love, love when the extra crust gets the artful treatment atop! Gorgeous! Bet it tasted wonderful, too!

    Please check out today's Spice post … love your blog!

  6. All That I'm Eating says

    2 October 2010 at 5:18 pm

    You are a life saver. My grandmother was talking about baked apples the other day and the recipe sounded just like this. I have come into some apple fortune of late and now I can bake her some. Thank you!

  7. Brownieville Girl says

    2 October 2010 at 10:13 pm

    What did you do this time!!!!!!

    That pastry looks stupendous.

  8. Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes says

    3 October 2010 at 3:11 am

    I love baked apples, they remind me of my Grampie, who was a wonderful man! Guess what's on the dessert menu tomorrow night for hubby!

    Mary

  9. Choclette says

    3 October 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Great looking pie – am particularly wowed by the leaf adornments. Am making one tonight, pastry currently resting in fridge, but you've inspired me to have a go at trying some twiddly bits!

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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