What could be tastier than your own baking? The aroma of the pie during its preparation spreads throughout the house and symbolizes warmth and comfort. An evening tea party with a family with homemade cakes will turn into a small celebration with intimate conversations. Apple pie with cinnamon is a simple but very tasty dessert.
Even a beginner in cooking can cook it. This is a great dessert option that will appeal to both children and adults. It takes no more than 40 minutes to cook.
The history of this dessert
Mentioning such recipes in cookbooks dates back to the 14th century. Mostly apple pie was baked in the fall, when the fruits ripened. Initially, dough and sugar were not used in the recipes. Apples are baked in special forms.
With the advent of a variety of condiments and the development of cooking, the apple pie with cinnamon was baked according to a recipe that already looks more like a modern one. Several countries claim that they are the birthplace of this dessert:
- England.
- Russia.
- France.
- America.
Mention of this cake appears in various editions of those times almost simultaneously, and it is rather difficult to determine exactly who initiated this recipe.
What ingredients are needed?
To test the apple pie with cinnamon, you need to cook the following products in the correct amount:
- 180 g flour;
- 1 egg
- 130 g of sugar;
- 1 tsp baking powder;
- 100 g butter (butter);
- 150 ml of milk;
- salt.
For the filling you need to take:
- 2-3 apples;
- half a teaspoon of cinnamon;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- 3 tbsp. l sour cream.
All ingredients must be in the correct proportions, otherwise the dough for dessert will not rise.
Step by step cooking
Pull the butter out of the refrigerator in advance to melt it. It is not necessary to melt it in a water bath. Then you need to blend the butter with yolk and sugar until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
Separately, beat the protein until a thick mass is formed. It is then gradually poured into the oil mixture. The flour is sifted in advance, at this time it is saturated with oxygen and the dough is more elastic.
Further, baking powder and salt are added to it. The resulting mixture should be gradually added to the oily-egg mass and mixed well until a homogeneous soft consistency is obtained.
It should be set aside and covered with a clean cotton towel. At this time, turn on the oven for heating, setting it at 180 ° C.
Form with a diameter of not more than 20 cm should be sprinkled with flour or semolina, after which all excess from it is shaken off. Here the dough is laid out and straightened in shape.
Apples must be cut in half and cored. Then they are cut into thin slices and lapped over the entire surface of the dough in the mold.
Sugar is mixed with cinnamon and sprinkled on top of apples. The workpiece is placed in a preheated oven for 20 minutes. At this time, beat a tablespoon of sugar, sour cream and an egg. Remove the browned cake and grease it with this mixture. Bake it for another 30 minutes.
Puff pastry variation
To prepare the apple pie test with cinnamon, you need to take:
- flour 300 g;
- margarine 135 g;
- water 125 ml.
This original recipe attracts the attention of housewives with its unusual and tasty dough. The flour is sifted in advance, and margarine is rubbed into it. Very cold water gradually poured here and the dough is kneaded. It is wrapped in cling film and put into the refrigerator, while the filling for the apple puff cinnamon pie is prepared.
Apples (3 pcs.) Are peeled and finely diced. They pour 100 g of sugar (preferably brown), 2 tablespoons of flour, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 15 g margarine. All ingredients mix well.
The dough is halved and each piece is rolled out. One of them is laid on the bottom of the mold with a diameter of not more than 25 cm, and the filling is laid out on it. Top is covered with a second rolled part of the dough. The edges are trimmed neatly.
Then one yolk shakes well and the cake is smeared with it. It is placed in a preheated oven until a brown crust forms on top.
Both recipes for apple pie with cinnamon are quite simple and do not require special expenses for the purchase of ingredients. Such a dessert can be quickly made before the arrival of unexpected guests, and the hostess will not necessarily remain without praise.