Name: Apple and rhubarb pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 30 gram butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 4 green apples, peeled, cored, sliced; 1 bunch rhubarb, trimmed, chopped; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped; 4 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry; 1/4 cup almond meal (ground almonds); 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar; thick vanilla custard, to serve

Ingredients

30 gram butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

4 green apples, peeled, cored, sliced

1 bunch rhubarb, trimmed, chopped

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped

4 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry

1/4 cup almond meal (ground almonds)

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar

thick vanilla custard, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Line a large oven tray with baking paper.

2.In a large frying pan, melt butter on medium. Stir in sugar. Add apple, rhubarb, juice and vanilla seeds. Simmer, covered, 8-10 minutes, until just tender. Remove from heat and cool.

3.Using a fluted 10cm cutter, cut 4 rounds from each pastry sheet. Place half on tray. Spoon a heaped teaspoon of almond meal over centre of each, leaving a 1cm border. Top evenly with apple mixture. Brush edges with egg.

4.Cut a 3mm circle from centre of each remaining pastry round. Cover apple mixture with pastry rings, pressing edges to seal. Brush with remaining egg and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake 15-20 minutes, until pastry is golden and crisp. Serve with custard, if desired.

To freeze, allow pastries to cool and layer between sheets of freezer film in an airtight container (or in individual snap-lock bags). Label and freeze for up to 1 month.
Note

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