desserts

berry apple pies

makes 12 | prep 15 mins | cooking 30 mins

800g can apple slices pie fruit
185g fresh or frozen raspberries
55g (¼ cup) caster sugar
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
6 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, just thawed (see tip)
Icing sugar, to dust
Vanilla ice-cream, to serve

1 Combine the apple slices, raspberries, caster sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

2 Use pie maker pastry cutters to cut 12 large and 12 small discs from pastry. Use a small decorative cutter to cut out a shape in the centre of the small pastry discs.

3 Lightly grease the pie maker holes. Press a large pastry disc into each prepared hole. Place 1/3 cupful of the mixture in each pastry case. Place a small pastry disc on top of each.

4 Turn on the pie maker and close the lid. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is cooked through. Turn off the pie maker.

5 Lift out the pies and transfer to a wire rack. Let the pie maker cool slightly then repeat with the remaining pastry and mixture in 2 more batches.

6 Dust the pies with icing sugar and serve warm with ice-cream.

top tip

Use good-quality sweet homemade shortcrust pastry, or sweet shortcrust pastry bought from specialty food stores, to take these pies to the next level.

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