Description
A delicious dessert combining sweet toffee apples in a flaky pie crust, served with creamy vanilla custard.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the pastry: 200g plain flour
- 100g unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2–3 tbsp cold water
- For the filling: 6 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 100g toffee sauce
- 50g brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- For the vanilla custard: 300ml whole milk
- 150ml double cream
- 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped
- 4 egg yolks
- 50g caster sugar
Instructions
- Step 1: Make the pastry by rubbing the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar and egg yolk. Add water to form a dough, wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- Step 2: Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll out the pastry and line a pie dish.
- Step 3: For the filling, mix the apples with toffee sauce, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pour into the pastry case.
- Step 4: Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden. Let cool.
- Step 5: For the custard, heat milk, cream, and vanilla in a pan. Whisk egg yolks and sugar, then pour in the hot mixture. Return to heat and stir until thickened. Serve with the pie.
Notes
Ensure apples are firm for the best texture; serve warm for optimal flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Method: Dessert
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Fat: 20g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Protein: 5g