Advertisement
Home Food & Recipes

Apple, raspberry and macadamia pie

With step-by-step instructions.
10-12
40M
1H 30M
2H 10M

Nothing beats Nanna’s apple pie… except when you add tart red raspberries and crunchy macadamias to the mix!

Master this all-time favourite with these step-by-step instructions. Once you’ve got the basics down pat, you can add this delicious recipe to your baking repertoire.

Ingredients

Filling

Method

1.

Sift flour and salt together into a bowl. Rub in butter using fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually add water, mixing with a fork, until a soft dough forms.

2.

Lightly knead dough and divide into two-third and one-third pieces. From into discs. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 30 minutes.

3.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out large pastry disc to a 30cm round. Drape pastry over rolling pin and ease into a 22cm round pie dish, pressing base and sides. Chill. Preheat oven to hot, 200C. 

4.

To make filling, add apples to a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix sugar, macadamias and flour together. Sprinkle spices over apples, then stir flour mixture through to coat. 

5.

Spoon half apples into pastry case. Scatter raspberries over. Top with remaining apples.

6.

On a lightly floured surface, roll remaining pastry out to a 25cm round. Cut into 1.5cm strips. Arrange over pie in a crisscross pattern, weaving to create lattice.

7.

Trim excess pastry around rim. Fold edge of pastry case over rim, pressing with a fork to seal.

8.

Brush top with milk and sprinkle with extra sugar. Cover edge loosely with a strip of foil to prevent browning. Bake 1½ hours, reducing temperature to moderate, 180C, after 20 minutes and remove foil. Cool. Serve with ice-cream. 

You may also like

A delicate rhubarb and apple pie with homemade pastry

Apple berry crumble

Apple, mixed berry and chocolate pies

Related stories


Advertisement