Recipe: Moogle Pie

I LOVE MOOGLES SO MUCH!!

Look at how freakin cute they are!! XD

Okay sorry, moving on! I found a recipe for Moogle Pie, which is known from being in Final Fantasy XI. Now, these sounds pretty darn good to me, and I am very tempted to head into my kitchen right now and make these. Also I love Moogles... did I mention I have a stuffed Moogle? 

Recipe from: Gourmet Gaming

This recipe makes 2 Moogle Pies.

What you will need: Greaseproof paper/baking parchment, a large baking tray, a vegetable peeler, a large pan, a knife, and a pastry brush.

Ingredients:

400g / 5 Cups Cooking Apples (4 Large apples approx.)

25g / ⅛ Cup Butter

25ml / ⅛ Cup Water

50g / ¼ Cup Caster/Super Fine Sugar

½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

2 Tablespoons Raisins

4 Tablespoons Apple/Orange Juice

Small Handful Breadcrumbs

320g / 11oz Ready-to-Roll Puff Pastry

1 Small Egg (Beaten)

Preparing the Moogle Pie:

1. Preheat the oven according to the directions on your puff pastry. Usually about 200C/390F. Prepare a baking tray with greaseproof paper/baking parchment. Soak the raisins in the apple/orange juice.
2. Peel and cor the apples, then chop them into small chunks. Keep them in a large bowl of cool water to stop them from browning.
3. In a large pan on a medium heat, warm the butter until melted then add the apples, sugar and water. Cook the apples for about 4-5 minutes, until softened.
4. Remove the pan from the heat, then stir in the raisins and the juice, cinnamon and breadcrumbs. Mix until well combined.

Making the Moogle Pie:

1. Unroll your puff pastry and cut it in half. Take one half of the sheet and lay it on the prepared baking tray; for ease, make one Moogle Pie at a time.
2. Add a few tablespoons of the apple filling to the middle of the pastry. Shape it into an even, long rectangle and make sure to leave about an inch of pastry and the top and bottom. Be careful not to over fill it.
3. Take the beaten egg and with the pastry brush, brush an outline of the beaten egg on the pastry around the apple filling; this will help the pastry to seal.
4. For the next step you can use a lattice pastry cutter to create a top layer of pastry if you have one, but if you don’t, use the plaiting/braiding method below.
5. Cut into the pastry on the long sides; create an equal number of strips of pastry on both sides. Finally, make a square flap at the bottom and top. Please see THIS illustration for help – it can be a little tricky!
6. Carefully tuck the bottom and top flaps over the apple filling. Begin to plait/braid the strips of pastry over the filling. Do this by alternating the strips of pastry over each other as you move down.
7. Lightly brush a little more beaten egg over the finished pastry, then pop it in the oven for about 20 minutes. Once it’s nicely golden, and maybe even a little burnt, remove it from the oven.
8. Allow it to cool before serving. Moogle Pie is delicious on its own, or with some custard, cream or ice-cream.