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Apple pancake – Salt & Pepper – Italian Cuisine

If you are looking for a tasty and special recipe to have breakfast in an unusual way or to prepare a healthy snack for children, but after all everyone likes it, Apple Pancakes are what you need.
These sweet pancakes have a special flavor and their scent is addictive because the apple and cinnamon are the masters. Pancakes are really hard to resist because they are soft, they are tasty in short, they are really greedy.
If you want to make excellent Apple pancakes here is the step by step.

Preparation

When you want to make the apple pancake recipe, first of all dedicate yourself to apples: peel them and cut them into pieces, then whisk them with an immersion mixer to obtain a smooth and homogeneous puree.
In a bowl mix the flour with the baking soda, the baking powder and a pinch of salt.
In a large bowl mix the melted butter (at room temperature) with the icing sugar. Add the apple puree then the milk, mix with a whisk.
Pour the flour mix sieving it well.
Mix well to obtain a homogeneous mixture.
Flavor, if desired, with cinnamon to taste.
In a non-stick frying pan, melt a little butter and pour a ladle of batter.
Cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes (or until the pancake can be turned).
Continue cooking for 1-2 minutes.
Allow to cool and serve with icing sugar, a few slices of apple and Golden ryrup to taste.
Apple pancakes are good both hot and cold so you can safely prepare in advance and serve them at the right time.

Apple meringue pie – Salt & Pepper – Italian Cuisine

Apple meringue pie is a beautiful and good variation of the classic apple pie. The top meringue layer makes it more special. The scent of apples and cinnamon will envelop your kitchen! In short, the meringue pie is an experience to do at least once in your life! A slice will not suffice because with every bite you will discover small nuances of flavor that will never leave you. Melting and fragrant it will surely become your workhorse.

Cake dough

Stuffed

Meringue

26 cm mold (with a removable base)

Preparation

To make the apple pie recipe, preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
First prepare the apple filling. Peel the apples and slice them, place them in a large bowl with lemon juice, cinnamon and flour.
Keep the apples aside until ready to use.
Prepare the dough: mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. In another bowl mix the butter and sugar until the mixture is smooth. Add the egg yolks, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir to mix, then add the flour mixture and incorporate everything until it is well blended.
Pour the mixture into the greased and floured cake pan (or with the peeler) place the apple slices in a radial pattern. Cook for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile prepare the meringue. Whisk the egg whites until they are foamy (they should not be whipped). Gradually add the sugar and whisk, for as long as necessary, until the mixture is very stable.
Remove the cake from the oven and add the egg whites on top.
Cook for another 15-20 minutes until the meringue is browned.
The cake must be cooled before being served.

Inverted apple cake – Salt & Pepper – Italian Cuisine

The inverted apple pie is perfect for a rustic and tasty breakfast but is also ideal as a snack or a tasty snack. Served after dinner, perhaps with a scoop of vanilla ice cream it becomes an excellent dessert.
Its realization is very elementary and following our advice even those who are not very familiar in the kitchen can do it with their eyes closed.
It will surely become your workhorse because it is done in a very short time and above all you don't have to pay much attention to the shape. Once done the dough is poured on the apples and voila the game is done.
A cake of other times, simple and genuine of those that never go out of fashion!
Try the spilled apple pie recipe, and you will see that satisfaction!

For the base:

Preparation

When you want to make the inverted apple pie recipe, preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Butter a 26 cm round cake pan.
Peel the apples, cut them into wedges and sprinkle them with lemon juice.
Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add 100g of sugar and cook until the mixture turns golden brown. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan, do not worry if it is not distributed evenly it will melt during cooking.
Arrange the apple slices in a radial pattern overlapping them if necessary. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar and add a few flakes of butter on the apples.
Put in the oven.
Meanwhile prepare the cake dough. Separate the egg whites from the yolks. mix the flour and baking powder together in a small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, mix with whips, including electric, butter and sugar until they bind well, add the beaten egg yolks, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla extract.
Mix and add the flour mix, prepared previously and mix until the mixture is homogeneous.
Still with electric whips, whisk the egg whites until stiff and add them to the dough with movements from the bottom upwards, using a pan.
Remove the apples from the oven and sprinkle them with cinnamon. Pour the mixture over the apples, level and cook for 25-30 minutes until it is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake will be dry.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it rest for about 5 minutes, then turn a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen it from the sides of the mold and turn the cake upside down on a suitable serving dish.