apple pie

This is a modified version of a traditional apple pie. Instead of preparing a pie crust, I prepared a biscuit base. For those of you who like pastries with biscuit bases (such as cheesecake), you may want to give this recipe a try.

INGREDIENTS (base)

120g digestive biscuits (crushed)

60g butter

3 tbsp brown sugar

INGREDIENTS (filling)

1 cup plain flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 3/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp sale

1/2 cup castor sugar

2/3 x 250g bar of cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

1/4 cup cinnamon sugar

2 cups apples (cubed) (about 2 medium apples)

METHOD (base)

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

2. Mix the crushed biscuits, butter and sugar in a bowl.

3. Press the biscuit mixture into the base of a pie dish.

4. Bake for 10 minutes.

METHOD (filling)

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

2. Sift the plain flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

3. Cream the castor sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well with each addition.

4. Fold in the flour mixture and beat at low speed until blended.

5. Toss the cubed apples with the cinnamon sugar and stir into the batter.

6. Pour the batter on top of the biscuit base.

7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the filling comes out clean.