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This is really good if you eat it straight after baking. The flavours are immense.

The ingredients »

• 1 x lemon, halved
• 3 x Granny Smith apples
• 1 x ready-to-use puff pastry sheet, 8 to 10 ounces
• 2 tablespoons of superfine sugar
• 1 tablespoon of melted butter

How to make »

1. Pre heat oven to 425F. Squeeze the lemon into a wide, shallow dish, and top with cold water. Peel and core apples, then cut in half and immerse in lemon water (stops them from going brown).
2. Place puff pastry on a large baking sheet and use a sharp knife to lightly score a half-inch border; do not cut all the way through. Refrigerate until needed.
3. (This will allow a frame of pastry to rise above the apple filling.
4. Remove apples and pat dry. Cut each half into quarters and then slice thinly.
5. Remove pastry from refrigerator, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
6. Working inside scored lines, place neat rows of closely overlapping apples, until pastry is covered. Brush apples with melted butter, and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
7. Bake until pastry puffs around apples and fruit is soft and lightly colored, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot!