Verdict: Apple pie

In short, it was good. Not world beating, but good. I had been a little careless in making the pastry and used a little too much water; I realised it at the time, but it really hurt this pie. The filling was really nice, well balanced for sweetness, and the apples went soft, but not too soft. But it could have done with a bit of apple that just dissolved into a paste as well. If the pastry had been a bit shorter and I'd thrown in some bramley apples as well as the braeburns, and maybe even served it with some vanilla ice cream or custard, this would be really great; as it is, it's just good. Room for improvement then, but in a really tasty way!