Fruit Pie

Put flour, marg., sugar and egg in bowl and mix well with knife until marg. is in small pieces and egg is absorbed. Blend with hand util it holds together in a ball.

Place dough in a greased and floured baking tin, and press into shape gently with fingers util about 1 cm thick.

Spread fruit evenly over pastry. Bake in a moderately hot oven for about 40 mins. or less.

Make custard topping by beating together the sugar, egg and cream. When the pie starts to brown pour over custard topping and cook for 10 mins. on a low heat until set. Serve hot or cold with cream.

Difficulty : moderate.

Precision : measure ingredients.