Pear & apple crumble pie
Fluted shortcrust pie of pears, apples and raisins under a cornflake crumble
A generous pie of firm pears, cooking apples and raisins with lemon, baked in a crisp shortcrust case under a cinnamon crumble made crunchy with cornflakes. It's fruity, tangy and buttery. Serve it warm with ice cream.
- Total time
- 95 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the pastry
For the filling
For the crumble
Method
0/10 doneStep 1: Mix 5 oz plain flour and ½ tsp salt in a bowl. Rub in 2 ½ oz cold butter until it looks like breadcrumbs.
5 minStep 2: Stir in just enough 2 tbsp ice-cold water to bind the pastry.
Step 3: Roll out on a lightly floured surface into a 3 mm thick circle. Lift it into a shallow 23 cm pie dish and trim, leaving 1 cm overhanging.
Step 4: Fold the overhang under for a double-thickness edge and flute it. Refrigerate while you make the filling.
20 minStep 5: Peel and core 3 firm pears and 4 cooking apples and slice them thinly.
Step 6: Stir in 3 oz raisins, 2 ⅛ oz caster sugar, 2 tbsp cornflour, ½ tsp salt, 1 lemon rind and 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice and mix well. Taste and add more sugar if the apples are very sharp.
Step 7: For the crumble, rub 3 ½ oz caster sugar, 3 oz plain flour, 3 oz cold butter, 1 tsp ground cinnamon and ⅞ oz cornflakes together with your fingertips until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs.
5 minStep 8: Heat the oven to 450°F (400°F fan). Spoon the fruit filling into the pastry case and sprinkle the crumble lightly and evenly over the top.
Step 9: Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350°F (325°F fan).
10 minStep 10: Cover the top loosely with foil and bake for 35–40 minutes more, until browned and the fruit is tender. Serve warm with ice cream.
38 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 70 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pear & apple crumble pie take?
- About 95 minutes in total: 45 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of cold butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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