Pie with caramelized apples is a delicious treat that is suitable not only for family tea drinking, but also for a festive table. Want to surprise your guests with an unusual treat? Try to cook a fragrant cake with an unusual filling.
Variety of desserts
There are many recipes by which you can make a pie with caramelized apples. The dough can be prepared according to the classic recipes of strudel or charlotte, or take as a basis any proven recipe for a sweet cake. Apples are in perfect harmony with various spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, ginger. Such a filling is good with sweet biscuit dough, and with chocolate, and with sour cream. Depending on the variety, apples have varying degrees of sweetness; therefore, supplements in the form of honey, brown sugar or regular icing sugar are sometimes necessary, which not only complement the taste of the treat, but also play a decorative role.
Caramelization of apples
The filling is called upon to play the main party. Caramelized apples have a pronounced sweet-bitter taste and lasting aroma. For the process, we need regular or brown sugar, water or apple juice and a small amount of butter. Before caramelizing apples, it is necessary to peel them - then they will be softer. Cut the fruit into slices, rings or half rings, be sure to remove the middle. Lubricate the pan with oil and warm thoroughly. Pour in sugar and immediately begin stirring with a wooden spatula. When it becomes transparent, add slices and mix so that the mass is evenly distributed. If you use a juicy variety, liquid is not required, and there will be plenty of it anyway. But if the apples are not too juicy, you can add a few tablespoons of water. The average proportions of products are as follows:
- apples - 1 kg;
- sugar - 3 tablespoons;
- oil - 50 g;
- juice - 1 tablespoon
Change the proportions at your discretion, depending on the variety and the desired result.
Once the apples are soft and evenly covered with viscous caramel, remove the pan from the heat and put the slices on a plate so that they cool slightly. This filling can be used to prepare a wide variety of desserts.
Shortbread cake
If you are looking for an easy-to-execute recipe that is guaranteed to give a good result, try cooking this dish. Before caramelizing apples, make a dough. For him we need:
- bakery margarine (or spread) - 120 gr.;
- wheat flour - 1.5 cups;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- granulated sugar - 0.5 cups.
Beat eggs with sugar until lush. Separately, combine room temperature margarine with flour, grinding the mass into crumbs. Add beaten eggs, knead thoroughly and send to the refrigerator, wrapping with foil, for half an hour.
It is convenient to bake a shortcake with caramelized apples in a form with a low side. In the oven, preheated to 190 o , it will cook in 20 minutes.
Cooking in a slow cooker
Modern technology greatly facilitates the task. Even the caramelization process can be completely entrusted to a smart machine. Just put the apples and sugar in a greased form and bake for 20 minutes in the "frying" mode. Take care of the test at this time:
- Beat 3 eggs with a glass of sugar.
- Add a glass of flour, whisk again.
- Add a pinch of cinnamon if desired.
Pie with caramelized apples in a slow cooker in the "baking" mode will be prepared in 45 minutes.
Sponge cake
There are many ways to prepare such a test. It is cooked in boiling water, condensed milk, mineral water, lemonade, yogurt ... You can use any favorite biscuit recipe.
With caramelized apples, you can make an unusual cake, for example, with a recess in the center. Remember: never put apples on the bottom of the form, otherwise they will burn. Better pour the dough, and scatter the fruit on top of it, then they will drown and evenly distributed.
The basis for the following successful recipe:
- 3 eggs;
- a glass of sugar;
- 100 ml oils (refined);
- a glass of milk (hot);
- 1.5 cups flour, a pinch of vanillin;
- a tablespoon of baking powder.
Beat the ingredients with a mixer, adding in the order in which they are indicated. The dough should be thick enough. The cake will be baked for 30 minutes.
Caramelized Apple Layer Cake
If you need to cook an inexpensive, but very tasty dessert in the shortest possible time, use ready-made puff pastry. Yeast and yeast-free will do. Roll out the layer, put caramelized apples on it, cut it at an angle into triangles or squares and move it into a greased form in random order. Such a cake will look very beautiful, because in shape it looks like a bouquet of roses. And in order to get a crisp, just sprinkle sugar on top of the cake before baking.
And here is another recipe for a pie with caramelized apples. Roll out the layer from the puff pastry, lay out the slices in one layer, cover with another layer. Fasten the edges carefully. To prevent the dough from swelling, prick it with a fork, or rather make small cuts.
Serving to the table
Pie with caramelized apples can be served with coffee or tea, light wine, fruit juice. To make the treat look beautiful, before serving, you can decorate it by sprinkling powdered sugar through a stencil.
Some gourmets prefer to pour homemade caramel sauce or chocolate icing on the cake. Fresh berries are in perfect harmony with it.