For many of you with children this will be the last day of the half term so we thought we would share a really great but simple recipe with you that you can make with the help of the kids; however, these little ghostly treats are also a winner with the adults as Robert the Husband will tell you *scoff scoff*

• Useful Weight Conversions
• Pre-heat oven to 190c

For the apple sauce -

• Start by peeling your apples and cutting them into smallish pieces. I used Bramley but use a cooking apple that has a certain crisp sweetness if you can find one.
• Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and water and place on the heat.
• Let the apples simmer for around 8 minutes until the sugar has dissolved and the apples are soft.
• Remove from the heat and set to one side.

For the pastry -

• Add the flour, salt and butter to a large mixing bowl and with your fingertips crumble the ingredients together until the mixture resembles a breadcrumb like mixture.
• Add the water and knead the mixture together until it forms your pastry ball.

• On a lightly floured surface roll the pastry out until it is about 2-3mm thick

• Take the ghost cookie cutter and start cutting out your shapes

• Using a small spoon, spoon the cooked apple onto one of the ghost shapes. Try spread the apple across as much of the pastry as possible without over filling as when the parcels go into the oven the sauce will start seeping out if they are too full

• Place another ghost pastry piece on top, pinching the sides of the ghost parcel to secure the apple sauce inside.

• When all the ghost pastry shapes are cut and the fillings are in, place onto a non-stick baking tray and brush the ghosts with whisked egg white.
• Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

Caution! The contents of these yummy little parcels will be VERY hot when removed from the oven so make sure they are good and cool if serving to children.

I decorated mine with some piped black icing just to add to the fun of it all but you could leave yours au ‘natural.

Try and gives these a go because they really are quite delicious. Yum!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone and if you are trick or treating this holiday, have fun.

I’m back on Monday with my brand new calender download, brand new monthly newsletter and a full rundown of what’s going to be happening in the month of November.

Christmas is fast approaching and it’s time to get ready,ready,ready!!

Lots of love and have a fabulous weekend.

Cherry, xo

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