Individual apple pies

Method

• 1
  Place apple, caster sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons cold water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook for 4 minutes or until apple has softened. Combine cornflour and 1 tablespoon cold water in a bowl. Add to apple mixture. Bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Cool.
• 2
  Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Lightly grease 4 holes of a 6-hole, 3/4 cup-capacity texas muffin pan. Using a 13cm round cutter, cut 4 rounds from pastry. Using a 9cm round cutter, cut 4 rounds from remaining pastry.
• 3
  Line holes with larger pastry rounds. Fill with apple mixture. Brush edges with egg. Top with smaller pastry rounds. Brush with egg. Sprinkle with demerara sugar (if freezing, see note).
• 4
  Bake for 35 minutes or until golden and heated through. Stand for 10 minutes. Serve.