Apple Date Pie

Apple Date Pie

Ingredients:

• Flour 250 gm
• Chilled butter (diced) 125 gm
• Egg yolks 2
• Water 2-3 tbsp

For the Filling:

• Apples (peeled, cored and diced) 750 gm
• Butter 1 tsp
• Lemon rind (grated) of 2 lemons
• Dates (chopped and seeded) 5 gm
• Sugar 3-4 tbsp

For the Glaze:

• Egg whites (beaten) 2
• Caster sugar 1 tbsp

Method:

• For the pastry, sieve flour into a bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Bind with yolks and water. Knead lightly until smooth. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. 
• For the filling, soften apples in butter with rind and dates. Stir in sugar. Cool. Divide pastry in half. Roll out half to line an 8" pie plate. Fill with apple mixture. Moisten edge with a little water. Roll out remaining pastry and use to cover pie. Chill. Glaze with beaten egg and sugar. Bake at 190 degrees C for 20-25 minutes until golden in color. Serve with cream.