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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal384
  • fat17g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs54g
  • sugars32g
  • fibre5g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.6g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Put the quinces in a large saucepan with the butter, vanilla pod and seeds, cinnamon and 2 tbsp water. Cover and cook for 5 mins over a medium heat. Add the apples, lemon juice and sugar, cover again and cook for a further 10 mins.

  • step 2

    Add the pears and flour, and cook, uncovered, for 5 mins more stirring occasionally to stop the flour from sticking. The fruit should now be soft, but still holding its shape.

  • step 3

    Remove the vanilla pod and transfer the fruit to a deep 22cm pie dish. Leave to cool. The fruit can be covered and stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.

  • step 4

    Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Trim the edges, then cut into rough triangles or squares. Brush a little egg around the edge of the dish and all over the pastry pieces. Starting from the outside, layer the pastry in a patchwork style, leaving a few little gaps for the fruit to poke through. Trim any overhanging edges and sprinkle liberally with caster sugar. Bake for 45-50 mins until the pastry is golden brown and the juices are bubbling. Serve warm with custard, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012

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A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.5 ratings
Heather Zavaďák-Wyche avatar

Heather Zavaďák-Wyche

I can second the previous comment more-or-less word-for-word. The pie is great warmed up and with custard, and great at room temperature too!

danicquinn

It was tricky to get the “look” of the photo, I think it would have looked better making a lattice with wide strips. That said, squares are much easier to assemble than a single sheet or strips! The taste is lovely, and it was all very good easy. I used the good food recipe for sweet pastry and was…

ajrees

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Great easy recipe, tried once with just apples and pears, and once with quinces too, both lovely. Turned out just as on the photo, nicely lattice topped, with a few gaps here and there to let the heat get at the insides a bit more. Served with either custard or vanilla ice cream or double cream, all…

Frantic Flapjack

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

This didn't turn out "lattice topped" as in the description above. It just looked messy. I would have been better off just covering the filling with pastry and then decorating with pastry leaves. The end result tasted lovely though. I didn't have quinces so just used apples and pears. Served…

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