Apple Pie

• 4 baking brambley apples, peel and sliced
• 1 500g shortcrust pastry block, cut into 2
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• splash vanilla essence
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• Milk and sugar to sprinkle

Grease a 9"/23cm deep-dish pie tin. Pre-heat oven to 190 degrees.

Roll out one block of pastry until it is large enough to cover the bottom of the tin. Fold the end of the pastry over the rolling pin to pick it up easily, drape it over tin and squash into corners so it fits. Leave as is, with untidy edges.

In a plastic bag (carrier bag etc) put in the apple slices, with the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and both types of sugar. Tie the top closed and shak bag around until all ingredients mixed and apples well coated.

Empty bag out into pie dish.

Put pie dish to one side and roll out second block of pastry for top of pie. Again roll out until large enough to cover the top of the pie. Pick it up with the rolling pin and drape it over the top. Push down around the edges, pinching them in to make a nice edging shape.

Lift pie tin in air with one hand flat on bottom and go round edge of tin with a knife to remove overhanging and untidy edges. Pierce two small holes in centre of pie to allow steam to escape. Brush over top with milk and sprinkle with a coating of sugar.

Put in oven at 190 degrees for 20-30mins until golden brown, then turn down oven to 160 degrees and cook for 30-40mins more, until a knife slides through the pie easily.

Carol's Key Lime Pie

So here it is peeps. Key Lime Pie as directed by the amazing carol, with some slight amendments by myself.

What You'll need:
3 large Limes
An equal amount of evaporated milk and whipping cream
A Large Packet of digestives
A pack of butter
(and if you want, some pickled ginger)








Take the three limes and zest them putting about two thirds of the zest into a food processor (or bowl if you're a pauper). Reserve some of the zest to decorate the top. Then juice the limes and put this in the bowl






Now take the cream and the condensed milk and put this in the mixer with the lime juice and zest. Then mix until the mixture is stiff enough to form stiff peaks.





Crush the digestives and add these to a mixing bowl. Now melt some butter, not too much at first and add this to the biscuits until you can make almost like a pastry. Put this into the bottom of your serving dish.





Finally, spoon the cream mixture into your serving dish, smoothing off with a palette knife and then decorating with the remaining lime zest.
Place in the fridge until thoroughly chilled.


All that remains now is to remove the serving dish, plate up and serve!! Enjoy peeps!