Unfortunately, many establishments in the UK don't do 'homemade' anymore and serve up something commercially made, which I find rather shocking. I am beginning to sound like Gordon Ramsay or Hector Botrini (without the profanity of course). It's not that difficult to make an apple pie from scratch. It's obviously all about the money, that and serving frozen chips. Don't get me started on why otherwise very good restaurants serve frozen chips...
Anyway, this is how I like my apple pie. It shouldn't be too sweet. There should be a bit of tanginess to it. Double crust. No cinnamon, no raisins. Best served hot with cream, custard or ice-cream.
I'm not sure if apple pie will be on the daily menu at the 'shop'. It will definitely be on somewhere and it will definitely be available for special orders.
The same day I made the apple pie, I made these chocolate truffles. These didn't turn out as beautiful as I would have liked. Partly because I was free-styling a bit with the recipe and partly because I had 'help' from my littlest helper.
They were tasty though. Very tasty.
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I LOVE apple pie and you're right, it's not that hard to make from scratch. Your apple pie looks s much more fun than mine though with those adorable little hearts!! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThe truffles looks amazing!
Have a wonderful weekend Liz! :):)
If you serve apple pie in your establishment, I'll definitely have to make another trip to Nafplio. I make at least one apple pie a month here at chez Rositta but in Greece I had trouble finding shortening. Not one pie was baked in the whole two months much to the dismay of my sweetie...ciao
ReplyDeleteApple pie is one of my favourite desserts, but I cannot imagine an apple pie without cinnamon. I'll have to come and try it soon :)
ReplyDeleteI love some tartness to my apple pie too. That pie looks too good to eat ... and those truffles look perfect to me!
ReplyDeleteLiz apple pie is one of my faves desserts; yours look fantastic, to die for!
ReplyDeleteand thanks for your lovely comments:)
Have a great day!
xx
That pastry looks yummy! Do you have a recipe to share as I avoid making pastry at all costs.
ReplyDeleteIt's a basic shortcrust recipe! Recipes for it abound on the internet!
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