Pink Lady and Pistachio
Pie
Preparation:
10 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
6
Pink Lady apples, skin on, cut into halves and cored
1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry
1 tblspn butter, melted
3 tblspn lemon juice
1 tblspn orange liqueur – Grand Marnier or Cointreau
1/4 cup chopped pistachio nuts
Slice apples finely. Cut pastry to fit into a 20 cm flan
dish. Arrange apple slices in an attractive shape on pastry. Mix together
melted butter, lemon juice and liqueur. Brush over apples. Bake at 200°C
for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle pistachio nuts on
top. Return to oven and continue cooking a further 10-15 minutes or
until apples are golden. Serve warm with vanilla
yoghurt or ice-cream.