Apple pie and almond cream (Ray Capaldi)

Pastry case

• 700 g shortcrust pastry sweet (see Tips)
• plain flour to dust

Apple filling and glaze

• 8 Granny Smith apples
• 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 20 g salted butter
• 270 g apple juice (100%)
• 50 g potato starch
• 60 g caster sugar
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp vanilla essence
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt

Assembly

• 1 egg yolk
• raw sugar to sprinkle
• plain flour to dust

Almond cream

• 400 g almond milk (see Tips)
• 20 g cornflour
• 10 g white sugar
• 1 pinch sea salt