Lovers of this dessert, this is the article for you. Here are some rules and many recipes to prepare it perfectly
There are many types of apple pies. There are the shortcrust pies stuffed, the classics fluffy cakes from breakfast, then the puff pastry cakes like the tarte tatin and still i crumble apples, but we want to focus on the classic recipe, that of the grandmother. The soft and creamy cake perfect for breakfast and a snack that everyone, adults and children like.
But how do you prepare it? Here is our recipe and some variations.
Classic apple pie: the recipe
Cut first 700 g of apples into slices and sprinkle them with lemon juice so as not to blacken them.
Separately prepare the dough by whipping 3 yolks with 250 g of sugar and in another container 3 egg whites until stiff.
Add to the yolks also 80 g of soft butter and a glass of milk and mount again.
Sift 300 g of flour and a sachet of yeast and gently add to the dough.
Finally mix everything with the whipped egg whites.
Drain the apple slices well and add them to the rest. Leave some to decorate the surface of the cake.
Pour everything into a buttered and floured mold and cook at 180 ° for about 40 minutes.
Once cold, sprinkle the cake with it icing sugar.
The variants
Here are some easy recipes to prepare for snack and breakfast, also with the help of children.
Spoon apple pie: the 9 tbsp recipe
In this recipe nothing is weighed, but it is used a spoon to measure the ingredients. Remember that spoons are always 9.
So you need 3 apples, 3 eggs, 9 tablespoons of flour, 9 tablespoons of sugar, 9 tablespoons of seed oil, 9 tablespoons of milk and a teaspoon of yeast.
Mix the liquid and dry ingredients separately and then combine everything.
Add the apples and cook at 180 ° for about 35-40 minutes.
Vegan apple pie
You can also prepare a delicious cake without milk, eggs and butter. Just stir 250 g of 0 flour with 150 g of brown sugar, a sachet of baking powder (vegan), lots of cinnamon, grated lemon peel and 200 ml of soy milk (or almonds, or rice, or spelled).
Add to this mixture 4 golden apples slice thinly and cook at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.
Apple Crumble
This is a cake that is eaten by the spoon and is very easy to prepare.
Cut the apples and season them with sugar, cinnamon, raisins and grated lemon zest.
Arrange them inside a buttered baking dish and sprinkle them with the crumble, that is, with the crumbs obtained by working together 100 g of flour, 70 g of butter and 70 g of brown sugar.
Bake at 180 ° until the crumble is golden brown and then serve the lukewarm dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
The rules
After the recipes, let's move on to rules to keep in mind to prepare a perfect apple pie. Browse the tutorial to find out what they are!
Which recipe do you prefer?
Choose your favorite and get to work immediately!