Bake a quick and easy fruit pie for one or for two using readymades or simple pie crust and fruit pie filling. Make it to share with that special someone for an Anniversary or Valentines Day. Or make it for one or two on any day, it is so simple yet delicious!
1TbspLarge crystal sugar or decorating sugar (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F / 200 C
Roll out sheet of pie dough (readymade or homemade) to 2 mm / 1/16 inch
Place small pie dish upside down on the dough, cut circle 3 cm / 1 ¼ inch around the top of the pie dish
Turn pie dish over, and place pie dough circle inside the dish, making sure the dough is tucked in and letting the excess hang evenly over the edge
Slice the remaining dough pieces into strips for the top lattice about 1½ cm / ⅔ inch wide
Pour fruit pie filling (canned or recipe from Fruit Crumble) into pie dough lined pie dish
Place strips of pie dough on top in a lattice pattern
Crimp edges of pie dough up to form a tall crust and sealing on the top lattice
Brush egg (whisked) on the top of the pastry lattice as an egg wash
Sprinkle decorative sugar on top of egg wash
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on depth of pie filling. Fruit pie filling will be bubbling or Custard type fillings will be set with small jiggle in center.
Try different different pie fillings and adapt other pie recipes to fit into the 5-6 inch (12-15 cm) pie dish to enjoy all your favorite pie recipes for one or two people, without wasting food. Enjoy!