Slow and Quiet Autumn Living in English Countryside | Autumn Baking, Dark Academia, Lacock Abbey

My slow and quiet days in autumn. I've been traveling a lot around England and outside, visiting beautiful film locations and revisiting some of my favourite nature reserves, fields and forests in England. I've also been absent for a while due to health issues and then because I traveled to Italy with my husband for our first wedding anniversary. Now I'm finally back with a new, quiet video. :)

"The birds have vanished into the sky,
and now the last cloud drains away.
We sit together, the mountain and I,
until only the mountain remains."
A poem by Li Po

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APPLE PIE RECIPE

Crust:
330g white flour
3 tbsp/ 40g sugar
180g salted cold butter
Approx. 120ml of ice cold water
If you're using unsalted butter, then also add a pinch of salt.

First chop your butter into small cubes and leave it in the fridge. Mix together dry ingredients. Add butter, making sure it's cold and solid. Start rubbing the butter and dry ingredients with the fork. You shouldn't use hands at this stage as their warmth will melt the butter. It's important to make sure that it doesn't melt, as otherwise it may cause your pie crust to sink during baking. When your butter is incorporated into dry ingredients and formed a coarse crumb, start adding water little by little. Add about a third, then mix gently by hand, then add another third and mix gently again. Don't overmix. To check whether you need more water, press a chunk of the dough in your palm and if it sticks together then it's done. Otherwise add the remaining third of water.
Shape the dough into a flat circle, wrap tightly with the cling film and leave it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Can be kept overnight.

Filling:
6 apples ( I used 5 small sweet apples and 1 big sour apple - if using only sweet apples, then also add 1/2 of lemon juice and zest)
90g of maple syrup or brown sugar (add more if you like a sweeter pie)
1 tbsp of cinnamon
1 tbsp of mixed spices (nutmeg, ginger, cloves, cardamom)

Peel and core your apples. Add them to the pan together with maple syrup and spices. Add a splash of water to help apples cook.
Simmer over medium heat until apples are soft and easily pierced with the fork.

Optional sour cream filling:
(I highly recommend you try it! It doesn't give a sour taste at all and makes the pie more creamy and decadent.)
200g sour cream
50g sugar
10g white flour
1 egg
Whisk sugar and egg together. Add flour and mix well making sure there are no lumps. Then mix in the sour cream.

Roll out the pie dough into 2-3 cm thick circle. Place it into a 8" tin and cut off the excess edges. Your pie dough should't sink if you followed the instructions! :) Roll out the excess dough into a small circle and cut out stripes to form a lattice for decoration. You can also cut out oval shapes to make pretty leaf decoration.
Into the pie base add your apples and pour sour cream filling on top. Decorate with the remaining dough.
Bake for 35 minutes on the lower shelf in the oven at 200C/ 400F. Depending on your oven strength, you may need to increase or reduce this time. Check your pie at 30 minutes to make sure.

Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream!

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Filmed on: Panasonic GH5
Edited with: Premiere Pro CC
Music: Epidemic Sound

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[saraofisla]

this feels like i'm watching a movie. beautiful filming & editing!

[chulangaaverilhettiarachch]

To the person reading this: Even though I don’t know you, I wish you the best of what life has to offer ❤

[Larissa_Al_Ashkar]

This is a piece of art in every single frame and shot. Grateful YouTube recommended me this masterpiece 🍁

[coloneljackmustard]

Greetings from Minnesota! It's been a long dry autumn over here, as we are still in a drought. Never the less, the fall is still beautiful!

[AHumbleGift]

What a beautiful video🥰 I especially love the music. A feeling of melancholy yet comforting at the same time.

[changed]

Today was beautiful! All the trees are turning colours and I saw a deer on my bike ride, but it ran away scared of a passing vehicle. God is good.

[NordicLifeForUs]

Just drinking my morning tea and enjoying an inspirering and peaceful time with your video. I love the feel this video gave me and no I am inspiered to go for an automn walk and find the beauty in simple moments. Thank you so much for showing us the beauty of countryside living from your side og the world♡

[jantrewitt]

Lovely relaxing video! The countryside is so lovely. Thank you for taking us along.

[MrRKWRIGHT]

Good afternoon Daria. Excellent video (of course) with beautiful content and music. Thanks for sharing a look at the quiet Autumn living in the English countryside. 😊😊

[jessiegb]

the most beautiful thing I've seen in a video, autumn and its weather, plus English art and instrumental, simply beautiful

[annapoole]

I just found your channel Daria and I love it! So relaxing and I very much agree with your mood of Autumn...subtle change and quietness about this time...when nature slows and gently caresses us to show us the grace and somber beauty in near silence. Thank you!!! Watching from USA! ❤🍁✨🍂

[Peppermintytea]

This is art. You deserve at least a million subs, and I hope you get them (if that's something you'd like.) Absolutely gorgeous.

[lulumoon]

Your filming, editing, and location are exquisite! And the apple pie is inspiring, too!

[ha]

I just came a cross your channel and just loved it. Plan to view your prior videos but this one real touched my heart, so beautiful and relaxing.🇺🇸

[KaycieeCupcake]

This video gave me so much peace, thank you! It was also the perfect video to rock my baby back to sleep to. Your day looked wonderful! ❤️

[mahakhan]

Recently discovered your channel. You are a precious soul✨️✨️ Keep creating such videos and help people reconnect with what truly matters✨️ being one with nature.

Also you are so good with words. I so hope you do try writing a book or something if you haven't tried already.

[ВераМосягина-ыв]

Вы, как сказочная принцесса. Удивительный мир окружает Вас или Вы, окружает его. ❤❤❤❤❤

[christinebethencourt]

Images speak much better than words, write above is perfect, personally i XXX times prefer 🤗 thanks 🧚‍♂️

[XeniaSketchbookPages]

This video is so cozy and heartwarming! Thank you for sharing it ♥

[Acolyte]

Dearest Daria, your videos never fail to move me. ❤ Or your delicious looking pies - now, my daughters are asking, "Mum, can you make some?" I note the word 'some'. 😋 Thank you so very much, and for the beautiful accompanying music; so lovely and very fitting. *Hugs* ~Wendi 🌻