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Fruit Pie

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Ingredients

  • 300g plain flour
  • 150g butter/75g lard or trex and 75g butter
  • pinch of salt
  • 6 tablespoons water
  • 400g fruit filling
  • 1 heaped teaspoon sugar

Details

servings 6
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 30mins
 Cooking time 20mins
 Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 150'C.

Step 2

Place the salt, butter/fat and flour into a bowl and rub together until it looks like breadcrumbs. Then add 6 tablespoons of water gradually to the mixture.

Step 3

Make the mixture into a ball, put onto a floured work surface and divide into 2 pieces. (one larger than the other)

Step 4

Rollout the bigger piece and put a dinner plate on top, then cut around it and put the excess to the side.

Step 5

Put the pastry into the pie dish, then put the fruit into the pie dish and using a pastry brush, brush around the edges.

Step 6

Roll out the rest of the pastry and put it on top of the pie dish and cut away the excess.

Step 7

Seel the edges and make some small holes in the lid to allow the steam to get out.

Step 8

Put some sugar on top then brush the top with water using a pastry brush.

Step 9

Using the rest of the pastry cut shapes to decorate the top of the pie.

Step 10

Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
Allow to cool, then serve.

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