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1) Wash the crab apples, and put in a saucepan/ preserving pan. Some people choose to slice the apples in half and remove the pips. 2) Cover the apples with cold water, and then heat and simmer till fruit is soft. 3) Put the cooked fruit into a muslin bag, and suspend it above a suitable container, allowing the clear juice to drip into the container – this may take a few hours. Do not squeeze the muslin bag as this may cloud the jell...
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Recipe for 6 people: using 400g of pastry, in a 28cm diameter tart plate PASTRY BASE Ingredients: 250g flour, 125g butter, 100 ml of water Method: Put the soft butter in the middle of the flour, stir firmly to combine the butter with the flour. Add water slowly. Stop stirring as soon as the flour disappears in the dough. Chill the dough for one or two hours. Roll out ...>> Read more
