This Pie I have made several times, the first on 30 Jan 1995. It was named the "Platypus Pie" not because of its content though. The official title is "Ten Minute Apple Pie" however that is the supposive cooking time. I find it takes about 20min or more to cook, and a bit over an hour to do the whole thing. Adding a pear or 2 makes it even more delicious.

Will.

3724 TEN MINUTE APPLE PIE:

Pastry

Place apples, sugar and water in a saucepan and heat gently, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add lemon rind. In another saucepan melt butter and add sugar. Remove from heat and stir in egg. Beat briskly. Add fours and stir until dough leaves sides of saucepan (if the egg is large, a little more flour may be required). Roll out two-thirds of the dough while hot between 2 sheeps of greaseproof paper to line a 20 cd (8") pie plate; or pat out by hand and press into pie plate. Roll out remaining one-rhird for top. Reheat apple mixture until boiling and pour into pie crust. Cover with pastry top, make steam vents and crimp edges. Sprinkle with castor sugar and bake at 220oC (425oF) for 10 mins.

Variation:
Substitute pie apricots or peaches for apples

From:

NMAA Cooks Again (1983).
The Dominion Press-Hedges & Bell, Maryborough.
ISBN 0 949637 35 1

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