Apple pie

1. For the crust: Take 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour, add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp icing sugar and 100 gms of softened butter and whisk it in a food processer/ grinder for 30-40 seconds. Add 5-6 tbs of ice cold water and grind again for about 45 secs. Take the mixture and try assembling it with your hands, wrap it in a transparent sheet in the shape of a ball and refrigerate for 2 hrs.

2. After 2 hrs, unwrap the dough from the plastic, sprinkle lots of flour, give it a good knead and roll it over a flat surface with the help of a rolling pin and your hands; cover it on a 6-inch tart mould and knead the excess dough into a small ball. The left over dough needs to be rolled again for cutting the strips. Make small holes in the surface of the tart with a folk and bake it in the oven for 10 mins.

3. For the caramel sauce: In a thick bottom pan, add 2 tbs butter, 1 tbs flour, and cook it on medium flame for 1 min. Add 1/4 cup white sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar to it and after 30 secs, add 1/4 cup of water to it. Cook the mixture for 3-4 mins after that and if the caramel sauce gets too thick feel free to add a few drops of water. Make sure you keep stirring continuously throughout this process. 

4. In a bowl add 4 small apples, chopped into pieces(they should be sweet) and add 2 tbs of cinnamon powder to it. Add the caramel sauce to it and give it a good mix. Add this apple mixture to the semi- baked tart and cover the top with the strips that were cut from the leftover dough.

5. Beat an egg with 1tsp of icing sugar and apply this eggwash evenly on top of the pie with a brush. Bake the pie in a pre-heated oven for 40-45 mins (when it becomes adequately brown) and remove it only after it cools down. You can enjoy it with Vanilla ice-cream!