Apple pie: the most popular recipes and cooking secrets

What could be more delicious than a homemade apple pie? It's hard to answer. Besides the fact that it is extremely tasty and tender, the peculiarity of this dessert is that apples, which are the main ingredient, can be purchased at any time of the year. Besides, you don't need to have any special talent to bake an apple pie – even an inexperienced housewife can make it.

The FoodOboz editorial team will share recipes and reveal the secrets of making a delicious apple pie.

Classic apple pie

Ingredients for the dough:

• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Sour cream - 2 tbsp
• Butter - 150 g
• Flour - 350 g
• Vanilla sugar - 10 g
• Sugar - 70 g
• Salt - a pinch
• Baking powder - 10 g

For the filling:

• Apples - 1 kg
• Sugar - 2 tbsp.
• Butter - 50 g
• Cinnamon - 1/3 tsp

Method of preparation:

1. Peel and seed the apples, grate on a coarse grater, and add sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Cook over moderate heat for 20-30 minutes until soft.
2. To make the dough, beat eggs with sugar, a pinch of salt, and vanilla sugar, and add sour cream and soft butter. Mix the flour with baking powder. Gradually add the mixture and knead the dough.
3. Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Roll out each one on parchment or a floured mat, adding flour as needed. Bake at 200 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
4. Cut the finished cakes in half and carefully trim the edges.
5. Brush the cooled cakes with slightly warm or completely cooled apple paste. Make crumbs from the scraps and sprinkle the cake on top. Leave to soak for at least 2 hours.

Serve with milk, tea, or coffee.

Layer cake with apples and cheese

Ingredients:

• Apples - 2-3 pcs.
• Butter - 1 tbsp.
• Sugar - 2 tbsp.
• Yolk - 1 pc.
• Breadcrumbs
• Ready puff pastry
• Hard milk cheese

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the apples and core them. Cut them into cubes and put them in a frying pan.
2. Add butter, sprinkle with sugar, and a pinch of salt. Mix with the breadcrumbs and mix well.
3. Roll out the dough, and put apples and hard cheese in layers.
4. Seal the edges of the dough or cover with another layer of dough. Brush the surface with egg yolk.
5. Bake at 180 degrees until golden brown.

The secrets of apple pie:

• The most important thing is to beat the eggs and sugar well because this determines how airy and light the cake will be.
• Preheat the oven before baking, and bake the cake at 180-200 degrees and no higher.
• During the baking process, it is not recommended to open the oven door</b> for at least the first 20 minutes.
• The bottom and sides of the mold should be greased with butter or vegetable oil.