Irish Apple Pie

• PASTRY
• plain hot mashed potatoes2 cups
• butter↗1 tablespoon

  or 1 tablespoon margarine

• cinnamon↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• ginger↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• brown sugar↗1 tablespoon
• all-purpose flour↗1⁄4 cup
• FOR THE FILLING
• thinly sliced apples4 cups
• brown sugar↗2 tablespoons
• FOR THE TOP
• melted butter1 teaspoon

  or 1 teaspoon margarine

• granulated sugar↗1 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 F.

2. 2

   Combine potato, butter, cinnamon, ginger and brown sugar.

3. 3

   Mix well.

4. 4

   Blend in flour.

5. 5

   Reserve 3/4 cup for top of the pie.

6. 6

   On a sheet of waxed paper or better still parchment paper, pat the remaining dough into a circle slightly larger than a 9-inch pie plate.

7. 7

   Place a well-greased pie plate over dough.

8. 8

   Lift and invert the dough into the pan.

9. 9

   Remove waxed paper.

10. 10

    Arrange apple slices of potato mixture.

11. 11

    Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp.

12. 12

    brown sugar.

13. 13

    Pat remaining 3/4 cup of potato mixture onto a 9-inch circle of waxed paper.

14. 14

    Invert over filled pie.

15. 15

    Peel off paper, crimp and seal edges of dough around pie.

16. 16

    Cut a vent in the centre of the pie.

17. 17

    Bake 45 to 50 minutes.

18. 18

    Brush top with 1 tsp.

19. 19

    melted butter and sprinkle with granulated sugar a few minutes before removing from oven.

20. 20

    Serve hot with whipped cream.

21. 21

    Serves 6.

22. 22

    One Potato Two Potato.