Heirloom Apple or Fruit Tart (Pie)
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| Serves | 6 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 50 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hour |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Formal Party, Halloween, Thanksgiving |
| Region | British |
| From book | Radiation Cookery Book (1933) |
A true classic tart (pie) recipe for an heirloom one crust tart (pie as we call them nowadays). Taken from the Radiation Cookery Book 1933, a book that was published for cooks who used the new "Regulo" gas cookers of the day.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb shortcrust pastry (225g)
- 2lbs apples (900g)
- Sugar, to sweeten
- Water
Optional
- Blackberries
Note
A true classic tart (pie) recipe for an heirloom one crust tart (pie as we call them nowadays). Taken from the Radiation Cookery Book 1933, a book that was published for cooks who used the new "Regulo" gas cookers of the day.
Directions
| Step 1 | Peel, cut up and core the apples and place in a pie dish with the sugar. Leave to stand a short time and then stir up. Add a little water. |
| Step 2 | Roll out the pastry a little larger than the pie dish. Trim off a strip about 1/2" (2cms) wide. Damp the edge of the pie dish and cover with the strip. damp the pastry and then cover with the remainder, being careful not to stretch the pastry or it will shrink away from the edge of the dish. |
| Step 3 | Trim and decorate the edges with a knife. Stand the tart on a tin and bake for 50 minutes "Regulo" at mark 6 (200C/400F). |
| Step 4 | If liked the apples may be partly stewed first , in which case the tart will not require as long to bake. |
| Step 5 | Add some blackberries with the apples of you want an apple and blackberry tart. |
