FILLING : In a large saucepan add the prepared apples , sugar , water and cinnamon , on low to medium heat , cover and cook , stirring occasionally , for about 20 minutes or until the apples are just softened then remove from the heat and pour out any excess liquid , which may be kept for other use or garnish if desired , then add the marmalade and gently mix through . set aside to cool whilst you make the pastry .

preheat oven to 210°C / 420°F . Brush a large pie dish , roughly 23cm diameter , with melted butter or oil , i used extra virgin olive oil , and set aside till needed .

MAKING THE PASTRY : in a bowl or food processor add the sifted icing sugar , sifted flour and the butter cubes and mix together till it resembles breadcrumbs , best done with finger tips , then add the egg yolks and the water and mix together well till it comes together to form a dough .

Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead the dough briefly to form a smooth manageable dough and divide dough into 2 portions with one portion being slightly bigger than the other for base of pie and smaller for pie lid .

POLLING THE PASTRY : Roll the larger dough portion out between two sheets of baking paper the size to fit the pie base and sides , once big enough remove top sheet of paper and , using the bottom piece to help you , place the rolled out dough into the prepared pie dish , covering all the base and sides of the pie dish , gently press into the pie dish to mould it to the pie dish properly , leave any excess over sides hanging for now .

Roll second portion of pastry dough out between two pieces of baking paper and roll out as like you did the base , to the size to fit the top as the pastry pie lid , leave between the baking paper and set aside till needed .

With the cut off left over dough , roll it out and either using cookie cutters cut little pastry cut out for pie lid decoration or cut your own design , brush bases of little cutouts with milk and gently place and press onto pastry pie lid in a decorative pattern . brush the whole pastry pie lid with milk and sprinkle all over with caster sugar .

Place prepared pie into the oven and turn the heat down to 180°C / 360°F and bake the pie for 30 - 35 minutes or until pastry is a golden brown . Remove from heat and enjoy hot cold or at room temperature , serve with cream , ice cream , custard or any topping of your choice or taste great just it on it's own . enjoy . :-) .

NOTE : pie can be frozen and enjoyed later and you can also add any filling you like .