Apple pie always works, right? Especially when it's as heavenly delicious as this one! Today I'm sharing with you an apple pie recipe that has been passed down in my family for ages.
This post was originally written by Julia Kiraga.
This cake is a real Polish tradition that has been baked in my family for generations - and you should definitely try it! With its caramelizing apple filling, surrounded by crispy shortcrust pastry and a hint of cinnamon, it is a real poem and not without reason one of the most popular cakes in Poland for afternoon coffee.
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Recipe for a heavenly apple pie
You need these ingredients for a loaf tin (23×23 cm):
For the shortcrust pastry
- 300 g Flour
- 100g sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg (size M)
- 250 g kalte Butter
For the apple filling
- 1.5 kg apples
- 80 – 100g sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Besides that
- 1 tbsp breadcrumbs
- powdered sugar
And this is how the preparation works:
1. In the first step, sift the flour with the baking powder. Add sugar, vanilla sugar, diced butter and the egg and knead into a dough. Form into a ball, flatten slightly and wrap in cling film. Then put it in the freezer for about 30-40 minutes.
2. In the meantime, prepare the apple filling. To do this, peel the apples and cut them into small cubes. Place in a pan with cinnamon and sugar. Let simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees top/bottom heat. Line a baking pan with baking paper. I always use a square shape, like my grandma did. But you can also use a round springform pan.
4. Take the dough out of the freezer. Cut half of it into slices and line the bottom of the baking pan with it. Press down well with your hands and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
5. Now spread the caramelized apples on top and smooth them out. Then tear the other half of the dough into small pieces and distribute evenly over the filling. Put the cake in the oven for about 50 minutes until it is golden brown. Dust with powdered sugar to serve.
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Juicy, fresh, fruity: In these months there is fruit from German cultivation
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Do you love strawberries so much? Unfortunately, the red fruits are not around for very long.
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The first German raspberries will be available from June. The last ones are harvested in August.
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Currants: June - August
Red and black currants are also harvested from around June to August.
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Cherries: June - August
According to the seasonal calendar, the red fruit is in season for almost three months. So you should grab it straight away!
The cherries taste particularly delicious in ours
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Gooseberries: July - September
From June/July we can look forward to the first gooseberries. The season ends in September.
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Apricots: July - August
Fresh apricots from German open-air cultivation are available in July and August.
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