Delicious Apple Pie

Ingredients

Pastry for double-crust pie
8 cups peeled and roughly apples
2-tablespoon lemon juice
1-teaspoon lemon zest
3/4 cup sugar
2-tablespoon corn flour
1-teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4-teaspoon ground clove
1/4-teaspoon ground nutmeg
2-tablespoon melted butter
15 hazelnuts
2-tablespoon raisins
Some sugar and melted butter for sprinkle

Preparation

Step1
On lightly floured surface, flatten 1 dough ball. Roll from center to edges into 28cm circle or square (depending on the baking pan).

Step2
Transfer pastry into a 25cm well buttered baking pan. Transfer filling to pastry-line baking pan.

Step3
In a big saucepan over low heat, add the peeled and roughly chopped apples and sprinkle the lemon juice. Add lemon zest, sugar and corn flour. Mix and simmer until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir together the mixture, the hazelnuts and the raisins.

Step4
Put the mixture over the pastry and sprinkle the ground cinnamon, the ground clove, the ground nutmeg and the 2-tablespoon melted butter.

Step5
Roll remain dough into circle or square about 28cm in diameter.

Step6
Cut slits to allow steam to escape. Place remaining pastry over the stuffing.
or
Cut in several shapes with pastry cutters and fill the surface of the stuffing, but leave some gaps to allow steam to escape.

Step7
Bake in the oven at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.

Extra tip: You could serve the apple pie with a scoop of ice cream.