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Autumn Apple Pie

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My name is Messy Baker and I am an apple pie addict – there, I’ve said it. The weather is getting cooler and there are so many apples around, people are giving them away for free – literally!! The other day a neighbour left a bag of apples outside of their house with a note “free to a good home” – seriously – a bag of apples! giving away for free! In London!! Miracles do happen. Well, this particular pie was made from shop-bought apples, Bramley apples, the best kind of apples for cooking in my view. I had a look at a number of books for inspiration and ended up with a mish-mash of different ideas, as always :) I wouldn’t be called a “Messy Baker” after all. Pastry recipe pretty much follows Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills recipe, and the filling is my own creation. Mr Ranty did declare this to be the best apple pie ever, but he is a bit biased after all Autumn Apple Pie Pastry : 250 g plain flour 50 g icing sugar pinch of salt ½ tsp ground ginger zest of 1 lemon