Holiday Comfort Baking Essentials

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar/sugar substitute

1/2 cup COLD unsalted butter (cut into 1 inch cubes)

1/4 cup ice cold water

6-8 apples - peeled, cored, finely sliced and chopped

125g blueberries

1/2 cup sugar(you can use a sugar substitute, I use honey)

4 tablespoons flour

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/3 cup sugar/sugar substitute

3/4 cup flour

6 tablespoons butter(softened)

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

pinch of salt

Mix flour, salt and sugar together.

Add cold butter and process, or if your are using your hands, massage cold butter into the flour. Add cold water a bit at a time until dough holds together when pinched.

Roll into a ball.

Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon & salt until combined.

Cut in butter with a fork or use your hands.

Set aside.

Place peeled chopped apples in a microwave safe dish and heat for 5-8 minutes, until they are slightly soft when touched, drain excess water when done.

Add washed blueberries.

In a separate bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon & nutmeg.

Add the spice, flour and sugar mixture to the apples & blueberries, mix until apples are evenly coated.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (205 degrees Celsius)

Remove dough for crust from refrigerator and roll out into a circle, about 1/4 or 1/2 inch thick.

Place rolled out dough into the pie pan/plate, gently. Neaten edges as desired.

Pour the filling in.

Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly, over the pie, with your hands.

Place pie onto the middle rack of your preheated oven for 15mins at 400F (205C). Turn the oven down to 300F (150C) and bake for another 40 mins.

Remove pie and allow it to cool and set for around an hour. A scoop of vanilla ice cream really complements a slice of apple pie. Enjoy!