French Custard Apple Pie

Recipe By:

Australian Eggs

www.australianeggs.org.au [1]

Prep Time:

25 minutes

Cook Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

Indulge in the luscious goodness of French Custard Apple Pie. This delightful dessert brings together layers of creamy custard and sweet, spiced apple slices, all encased in crispy, flaky filo pastry. Enjoy a slice of French-inspired dessert perfection!

Custard Filling

Ingredients

3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
200ml pure cream
½ cup caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
Honey, to drizzle

Method

Whisk eggs, cream, sugar and vanilla in a bowl.

Apple Filling

Ingredients

385g can pie apple slices, drained
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Method

Combine pie apple and spices in a bowl. Mix well.

Pastry and Assemble

Ingredients

75g unsalted butter, melted
12 sheets filo pastry
Icing sugar, for dusting

Method

Preheat oven to 180C (fan-forced). Grease a 20cm round cake pan. Line base with baking paper.
Lay a sheet of filo on a clean surface and brush with the melted butter. Top with another sheet of filo and brush with more butter. Scrunch pastry into a 7 to 8cm wide length and roll into the shape of a rose. Place into centre of prepared pan. Repeat layering pastry and butter. Roll each sheet of pastry around the pastry in pan, spooning apple between rolls, until pan is filled.
Pour over custard filling. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden, set and cooked through. Cool for 15 minutes before turning out. Cool to warm or room temperature to serve.
Drizzle with honey. Dust with icing sugar. Cut into wedges and serve.

Tips & Hints

Replace apples with fresh or frozen berries.
To invert pie from cake pan. Place a board on top of pan. Hold onto cake pan and board with a tea towel and turn over. Pie should slide out of pan onto board. Place serving plate immediately on top of pie and turn over again so the top is facing up.