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I love this apple pie recipe! It's versatile and can be adjusted for lots of different kinds of fruits. In this video I make an apple-nectarine pie, but I've also tried it with just apples, or apple-rhubarb, strawberry-rhubarb and apple-peach; all combinations were delicious! This recipe is perfect for using up various summer fruit.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEBo0Hf3LqE[/youtube]

Ingredients:

* 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch crust pie (28cm)
* 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter
* 3 tablespoons (25g) all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup (100g) white sugar
* 1/2 cup (110g) packed brown sugar
* 1/4 cup (60ml) water
* 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced*


* In the video I used 5 apples and 5 nectarines, you can mix the fruit as you like.

* Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.

* Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. (Optional: Cover with a lattice work of crust. I skipped this part because I don't like so much dough.) Evenly pour the sauce over the fruits, and the lattice crust if you made one.

* Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.

This pie is really simple to make, ready in no time at all, and is so delicious! Every time I make this I get nothing but compliments!