Recipe for the day

Apple merangue Pie Obviously a change from a lemon merangue - probably a lot easier too! You need to make a sweet pastry 180 g plain flour 90 g cold butter 30 g golden caster sugar 3 egg yolks 2 - 3 tablespoons of ice cold water Rub the flour into the butter and add the sugar, mixing well Add the yolks and gradually stir in the water Bring to a ball and refrigerate For the filling 3 egg whites and 150 g caster sugar 3 cooking apples peeled and cored 1 level teaspoon of plain flour 30 g sugar Preheat the oven to 180ºC. 350ºF, Gas 4 Make the pastry and chill Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in the sugar in 2 halves Put thin apple slices in the bottom of a greased baking dish and sieve over the flour Sprinkle over the sugar Place dots of butter over the apple mixture and then cover with the merangue Bake for 20 minutes then turn down to 170ºF, 325ºC, Gas 3 and bake for a further 15 - 20 minutes Place on a cooling rack and serve when just cool