Spiced Apple Tart

Ingredients:

8oz/225g Cream flour
pinch of salt
2oz/50g Irish butter
2oz/50g lard
1lb/450g cooking apples
1oz/25g demerara sugar
1 teaspoon ground mixed spice

Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter and lard and mix to a stiff dough with cold water.
2. Roll out lightly floured board and use half to line a 10in/25cm pie plate. Peel and core the cooking apples and cut them into thick slice.
3. Mix the sugar with the mixed spiced and toss the apples in the mixture then transfer this filling to the pie plate. Add 2 tablespoons cold water to the apples.
4. Moisten the pastry edge on the plate and cover with the remaining pastry trimmings.
5. bake in a moderately hot oven (400f/200c gas mark6 ) for about 30 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
6. Serve hot or cold with Birds Custard