BEST APPLE PIE LATTICE PLUS

I made my apple pie with a lattice topping to enable the whole pie to be made from just one sheet of puff pastry.

BEST APPLE PIE LATTICE PLUS

Simply bake them with the pastry and they’ll still turn out lovely and soft, plus you’ll have saved the energy you would have used when stewing them first.

There’s no need to pre-cook the apple slices when making apple pie.

(OK I can’t lie, my oven needs a clean, but my oven door was clean enough to see through to my pie)! Keeping the glass clear also gives you a sneak peek while baking. Grease and little pieces of burnt food in the oven can absorb the heat and make the oven less efficient. It will retain plenty of heat during this time and will continue to cook your pie to perfection.

Turn the oven off 5-10 minutes before the pie is done.

As tempting as it is to take a peek at your pie, opening the oven door causes the heat to drop and use extra energy to get back up to temperature.

Keep the oven door closed while baking.

I came up with a Spiced Apple Lattice Pie and used these 4 Top Tips for Smart Piesfrom British Gas: Watch the video to see how he makes the nations 5 favourite pie fillings, Steak, Vegetable, Chicken, Pork and Apple using the principals of Smart Home Economics.īritish Gas challenged me to come up with a cost effective and energy efficient pie using some of their Smart energy saving cooking tips. GBBO winner John Whaite (and all round lovely/funny/talented guy who I’ve met) has created the nation’s “Smartest Pie” for British Gas which uses many energy saving tips.

We found that kettle was far more energy efficient so whenever I need to boil water for vegetables etc, I always use a kettle to bring the water to the boil first and then add to the saucepan! It’s such a shame that it’s no longer taught in schools as the lessons I was taught have stayed with me and I put them into practice all the time.įor instance one afternoon we tested out how much energy was required to boil water on the hob and in a kettle. I can’t say I’ve ever lost the art of home economics as I won the school prize for this subject and went onto to study it at A’ Level and beyond.

British Pie Week has been running since 2007 and celebrates all our wonderful pastry enrobed creations. This week I’ve teamed up with British Gas to champion the lost art of home economics and at the same time celebrate British Pie Week which runs from 6 – 12th March. Using a lattice cutter makes light work of decoration! Spiced Apple Lattice Pie with cinnamon, mixed spice and vanilla is the perfect pie for autumn and is utterly delicious.

Best apple pie lattice