Ingredients for - Apple pie with meringue and crumble
How to cook deliciously - Apple pie with meringue and crumble
1. Stage
Prepare the dough. The soft butter, taken out of the fridge in advance and had time to thaw to a malleable state, combine with the sugar. Rub thoroughly with a fork. We separate the eggs into yolks and whites. The egg whites go to the fridge. Add the yolks to the butter. Throw in a pinch of salt and mix the butter-yolk mixture.
2. Stage
Gradually add flour and form a soft, pliable flour ball. Do not knead for a long time - you just need to combine all the components together until a homogeneous dough, not sticking to your hands. If the mass is sticky, add more flour.
3. Stage
Using your fingers, stretch the dough over the mold (24 cm in diameter). Tamp down an even layer on the bottom, forming a rim about 2 cm high. If the mold is smaller, you can form a 4 cm rim). Pierce the base densely with a fork, so that the cake does not puff up during baking, and then put the form in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.
4. Stage
Let's proceed with the filling. Cut off a thin layer of skin from the apples, remove the core. Cut into thin slices, add cinnamon and sugar. Stir. Then we put apple slices into a saucepan, add soft butter and cinnamon and stir. Keep on a low heat under a lid for about 5-15 minutes (time depends on the type of apples). The slices should soften slightly, but retain their shape
5. Stage
Take the container with the cooled dough out of the fridge. Put it in an oven heated to 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Fill the baked sandy "basket" with the apple filling.
6. Stage
Next we prepare the meringue. Whites are beaten with a pinch of salt until they form a soft, completely white mass, then gradually add the powdered sugar. Continue beating vigorously until stiff peaks and at the end of the beating add the starch.
7. Stage
Spread the whipped whites on the cooled sandy base with the apples. Spread evenly, hiding the fruit filling under the puffy white layer.
8. Stage
Next, prepare the shortbread crumbs. Rub cold butter with flour and sugar until crumbs form.
9. Stage
Then we sprinkle the sandy crumbs on the meringue and put the apple pie in the oven heated to 140 degrees for about 60 minutes.
10. Stage
Apple pie with meringue and crumble is ready!