Helen and Sean are baking a cheese and apple pie. Here’s what you need to make one yourself.
• 1 kilo apples
• 2 packets of readymade shortcrust pastryMürbeteigshortcrust pastry
• 200 g vintage cheddar
2 cloveGewürznelkecloves
• 75 g sugar
• 1 egg yolkEigelbegg yolk
Helen: How long do you think it’s going to take?
Sean: Usually with this kind of pie, the preparation time is around 20 minutes, and it’ll be in the oven for around half an hour. So you’re talking just under an hour.
Helen: That long?
Sean: Not this time. I’ve got some shortcrust pastry that I made yesterday. It’s in the fridgeKühlschrankfridge, so it’ll be perfect for rolling out. You could start to peelschälenpeeling the apples. Here’s a knife and chopping boardSchneidebrettchopping board. I’ll switch on the oven.
Helen: Are these special apples for a pie?
Sean: Well, I’ve only got Boskoops, but they’ll work.
Helen: But you could use another apple?
Sean: Of course, Granny Smith, Braeburn...
Helen: How thinly should I slice them?
Sean: About the thickness of your smartphone or a bit less.
Helen: Can I try a little corner of the pastry?
Sean: It won’t taste of much.
Helen: Hmm, you’re right. Isn’t there any sugar in it?
Sean: No, I think the pie will be sweet enough.
Helen: Look at that! You’ve rolled out an almost perfect circle. Can I lift it into the pie dishPie-Backformpie dish? Please, please... Oh, dear! I am sorry!
Sean: Never mind. That’s the great thing about pastry — we can to mouldformenmould it back together. OK, now we’ve to lineauskleidenlined the bottom of the pie dish. Are the apples all peeled and sliced?
Helen: Let me just finish this last one. What do we need next?
Sean: Put the sugar into the bowl with the apple sliceStückslices and mix it so that the sugar to coatumhüllen, überziehencoats the apples.
Helen: Can I lick my fingers? Mmm...
Sean: Yes, but now you have to wash your hands. Right, I’m going to put two cloves in with the apples and now everything goes in the pie dish on top of the base.
Helen: We need the cheese, don’t we?
Sean: Yup! I don’t have Wensleydale, so we’ll use this maturereifmature cheddar. to crumblezerbröckelnCrumble it up with your fingers and to sprinkle, locker verteilenstreuensprinkle a bit on top of the apples.
Helen: Can I roll out the lid(Teig)Deckellid?
Sean: OK, here’s the rolling pinTeigrolle, Nudelholzrolling pin.
Helen: What are you doing?
Sean: Just mixing some sugar and egg yolk to brush over the top of the pie crustTeigmantelpie crust. Great job with the lid! Now just press down the edges, and I’ll brush on the egg mixture. Right: ready to go into the oven.
(Later)
Helen: That is delicious. I thought cheese would be a really intense flavour, but it’s great.
Sean: I agree. It’s just like a lovely creamy topping. We’ll definitely be serving this regularly at the pub.
Helen: Can I have another slice?
