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Ingredients

  • 450 gm Ready made puff pastry, (1lb)
  • 1 x Organic or possibly free range egg, beaten
  • 6 Tbsp. Demerara sugar
  • 4 x Bramley apples
  • 1 x Lemon, juice only
  • 4 Tbsp. Runny honey
  • 1 pch cinnamon and nutmeg

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 220C/475F/gas mark 7.
  • Sprinkle or possibly spray some water onto 2 or possibly 3 baking sheets (depending on how big they are).
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to about 3mm thickness.
  • Using a saucer, cut out as many circles as possible
  • (probably 4).
  • Fold the pastry over and reroll, and cut the remaining 2 circles.
  • Place on the baking sheets.
  • Using a sharp knife, score a 1cm inside rim around the pasrty.
  • Brush the inside of the pastry rim with a little of the egg.
  • Scatter a little demerara sugar over the egg.
  • Now halve, quarter and cut the quarter in half again the apples.
  • Remove the core from the centre of the pcs and then lay the apples, cut sides uppermost inside the pastry circle (the apples should look like boats).
  • When you have filled all the pastry circles, drizzle the apples with the lemon juice, runny honey and the remaining sugar.
  • Sprinkle with the spices.
  • Brush the outer pastry rim with the remaining egg.
  • Cook the pastry for 12 to 15 min.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream and mint.