Apple Pie

• 4 apples
• ¼ cup (80gr) apricot jam
• 1 quatity of Sweet Pastry (click HERE for recipe)
• ½ quantity of Crème Pâtissière (click HERE for recipe)

1. Make the Sweet Pastry and Crème Pâtissière following each recipe instruction.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).
3. Roll out pastry to line the tart tin.
4. Line the pastry shell with greaseproof paper and beans or rice (if you don't have baking beans) - Blind bake the pastry for 10 minutes -  or until pastry is just cooked.
5. Fill the pastry with Crème Pâtissière, peel and core the apple, sliced thin and arrange over the top of the tart.
6. bake for 20-30 minutes or until the pastry is cooked / the apples are golden. Leave to cool.
7. Mix the apricot jam with 1tbs of warm water, brush over the apples to make them shines.

credits : photo by preparedpantry