Dutch Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 300 g self-rising flour
• 200 g cold butter
• 150 g brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 1.5 kg Goudrenettes or Elstar apples
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 50 g sugar
• 75 g raisins
• 1 tbsp breadcrumbs

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 175 °C and butter a 24 cm springform pan.

2. 2

   Mix flour, butter, brown sugar, salt and most of the egg into a dough. Set aside a third of it.

3. 3

   Line the bottom and sides of the pan with the dough and sprinkle the bottom with breadcrumbs.

4. 4

   Peel the apples, cut into chunks and toss with cinnamon, sugar and raisins. Pour into the pan.

5. 5

   Arrange strips of the remaining dough in a lattice pattern on top, brush with the rest of the egg and bake for 60 to 70 minutes until golden brown.