Stockinghall Cheddar Apple Hand Pies
While it may seem strange, the pairing of apple pie and cheddar goes back centuries. And once you taste it, it makes perfect sense: the sugar and spice of pie play perfectly with savory cheddar. We make this tradition our own by making individual hand pies (so everyone can get their own!) and by using Murray's Cave Aged Original Stockinghall as our cheddar—a clothbound beauty that's rich, fruity, and meaty. We also choose to grate the cheese directly into the crust, rather than place a slice on top. Because, hey, we're cheese people, and we want that lactic complexity in every single bite.
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prep time
60minutes
assembly time
45minutes
Serves
8people
preparation & ingredients
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 ½ cups shredded Murray’s Cave Aged Original Stockinghall Cheddar
6 oz. cold butter (12 Tbsp.)
¼ cup ice water (plus more as needed)
2 lb. Granny Smith apples, cored and thinly sliced
¼ cup sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
1 ½ Tbsp. lemon zest (from about 1 ½ lemons)
3 Tbsp. lemon juice (from about 1 ½ lemons)
Zest of 1 orange
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
⅛ tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 Tbsp. Demerara sugar
2 egg yolks
1 ½ Tbsp. water
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