Method - dough::
- Beat the caster sugar, egg, butter and salt
- Add the pastry flour and mix
- Wrap the dough in clingfilm and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour
Method - filling::
- Soak the apricots in water
- Peel the apples
- Quarter and core the apples
- Slice the quarters thinly
- Place the apple in a bowl, add a little cinnamon and sugar
- Mix to combine
- Chop the apricots finely and add to the apple mixture
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees
- Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and cut slices from it to fill the pie form (do not roll the pastry)
- Press the slices of dough into the form, ensuring the base and sides are covered
- Layer the apple carefully in the pastry case
- Roll the remaining dough into a thin strip so that you can cut slices for the top of the pie
- First place a strip of pastry around the outer edge of the pastry case
- Then use the remaining strips to form a lattice over the top of the pie
- Beat the egg
- Brush the lattice and edge with it
- Place the pie in the preheated oven for about 60 minutes
- Heat a little apricot jam with a little water in a pan
- As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pour the warmed jam over the top to glaze the pie
- Serve with a spoonful of whipped cream!