You know those nights where you think… oh mannnnnnnn.. I wish I had apple pie? (Especially after being tormented by DELICIOUS CAKE RECIPES. Thanks, B!)
Well, here you go, this is the world’s EASIEST substitute. We often have puff pastry sheets languishing in the freezer after some savoury pie, like the leek and chicken pie we made last week. Usually there are offcut pieces that you know will be difficult to use up.
All you need is an apple, a little butter, sugar, alongside some puff pastry offcuts, and you can make this pie like deliciousness.
I pre-heated the oven, and then started by peeling, quartering, coring and slicing an apple. I went for a Granny Smith this time, but I am pretty sure I have used every type of apple over the years. Slice them a few milimetres thick… no idea what that is in inches, but thin-ish.
I then started to assemble them. Lay your puff rectangles on some baking paper on a baking tray. Mine were around 2 inches by 5 inches, but you can have any offcut size and adapt your topping to suit.
Fan out the apple, this is half an apple on each piece of pastry. Then sprinkle with a scant teaspoon of sugar, and dot with a teaspoon and a half (or so) of butter.
Then into the oven…. I baked these for 30 minutes, then while they were still warm, served with ice cream. Cream would work well also.
Voila… so simple. Also kind of impressive for so little work!
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Easiest Apple ‘Pie’
ingredients (for two)
Two pieces of prepared puff pastry (around 2 inches by 5 inches)
1 apple, peeled, quartered, cored and sliced thinly
2 scant teaspoons of white sugar
3 teaspoons of butter
Preheat oven to 175C/350F.
Line a baking tray with baking paper and assemble the ‘pies’. Fan half an apple the length of each pastry base. Sprinkle the sugar over the apple, and then dot the butter the length of the apple.
Bake until pastry edges are golden, around thirty minutes.
Serve with cream or ice cream.
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The A to B of Cooking 
That looks great! I have a few apples sitting around that I have been too lazy to be too fancy with. Will have to give this a go!
Hope you enjoy it Ev!
How good is this. One of those recipes you have filed away in the recesses of your mind! Thanks for this, I have a variation using parcels of tinned fruits which is also a no brainer and very very good. Will be doing this one ASAP
Parcels of tinned fruits sounds intriguing Mare.