# Marlborough Pie

Marlborough Pie combines deliciously poached apples with a rich egg custard, baked in a pie crust.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 small apples
- 50 grams white sugar
- 50 grams maple syrup
- 15 grams molasses
- 0.5 lemon
- 25 ml Madeira
- 150 ml water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 150 ml light cream
- 3 eggs
- Orange blossom water
- Nutmeg
- Salt
- melted butter

## Instructions

1. Place the pie crust into a pie plate, pressing it to fit and crimping the edges.
2. Prick the bottom of the pie crust with a fork.
3. Peel and core four apples and combine them in a saucepan with white sugar, maple syrup, molasses, lemon, Madeira, water, and a cinnamon stick. Cook until the apples are tender and the liquid reduces to a syrup.
4. Add nutmeg and orange blossom water to the cooked apple mixture and allow it to cool completely.
5. Heat light cream to 170°F in a saucepan.
6. Whisk eggs separately.
7. Slowly temper the whisked eggs with the hot cream.
8. Return the mixture to the pan and slowly raise the temperature back to 170°F.
9. Add melted butter and whisk into the custard mixture.
10. Par-bake the pie crust at 350°F for 20 minutes.
11. Pour the custard mixture into the par-baked pie crust.
12. Bake for an additional 40 minutes or until the custard is firm and wobbles slightly when moved.
13. Cool the pie completely before slicing and serving.

## Equipment

- pie plate
- fork
- saucepan
- grater
- wooden spoon
- whisk
- knife
- spoon

## Tips

- This pie is best sliced at room temperature.
- Tempering the eggs with hot milk helps stabilize the milk, preventing it from curdling when combined with the acidity of the apples.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DF2zTCfuq9b/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8047f9ae-8a2e-4566-99c0-1bb2d10cbc73
- Extracted: 2025-10-19

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