I like a bit of a bake now and again. Always a good choice when some apples have gone past their crunchy prime or just because you fancy them. Little apple pies.

I don’t have a formal recipe – you’ll notice my scrap of paper for the pastry measure. I don’t retain recipe info naturally so have notes, receipt book for random things and a folder of printed recipes when I’m organised.

Its basic, only requiring butter, flour, water and apples. I added cinnamon to the apples and a bit in the pastry, and a spoon of demerara sugar to the apples. But its not essential really. Just for a bit more sweetness and flavour. Obviously you can add what you like, and sweeten as needed. The smaller quantity of ingredients makes around 9 pies, using 4 apples.

The recipe doesn’t require egg, but I do a milk or egg wash before they go in the oven so you get a nice sheen on them.

Then put on a cooling rack to give them a rest, before tucking in 😋

(c) K Wicks