Apple pie with cheese pastry recipe

As well as my Christmas cookies, I've decided to make an apple pie with cheese pastry.

What you'll need:

• 250 grams of plain flour
• 125 grams of butter, dice butter into small bits, plus a little more for cooking the apples
• 2 egg yolks, plus an extra beaten egg for brushing the pastry
• 4 tablespoon mature cheese, grated
• 6 medium-sized dessert apples
• A pinch of ground cinnamon
• A little milk for brushing the pastry
• (Optional) plain yoghurt, to serve 
• mixing bowl
• (Optional) food processor
• Fork
• Chopping board
• cling film
• Knife 
• Non-stick pan
• Rolling pin
• Baking tray or roasting tin

Cooking:

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

To prepare the pastry, put the flour into a mixing bowl, add the butter and rub the butter into the 
flour with your fingertips (use a food processor if you prefer.)

Beat the egg yolks with a fork and mix with the flour and butter, then bring the dough together to 
form a ball.

Scatter the grated cheese over a large chopping board then put the dough on top, Knead the 
dough very lightly, pushing the grated cheese in as you go. Put into the fridge to rest, covered in
cling film.

To prepare the filling, cut the apples into quarters, remove the cores then cut the fruit into chunks. 

Put a generous slice of butter into a non-stick pan over a moderate heat, add the apples and leave to cook, with the occasional stir, until they are lightly coloured and starting to soften. Stir in the cinnamon.

Roll the pastry out into a rough circle about 35cm/14in in diameter, then transfer it to a baking tray or roasting tin. 

Pile the apples in the centre of the pastry leaving a wide rim around the edge.

 Pull the edges of the pastry in over the apples, leaving those in the 
centre quite visible.

Mix the remaining beaten egg with a little milk and brush the pastry with the mixture, then scatter
a little extra grated cheese.

Bake for about 40 minutes or until the pastry is golden. 

Serve warm, with yoghurt or creme fraiche, if you wish.

(Before cooked) I added some decorative toppings.
A & C = Apple and Cheese
and also some leaves for fun.


Good luck & merry Christmas!! <3