Pie with airy cottage cheese and apples
Description
The recipe won't take much time. The combination of ingredients is quite classic and beloved by many, yet this pie definitely deserves your attention. A crisp crust, delicate cottage cheese filling, tasty apples, and a layer of incredibly soft meringue. Are you already fond of it? :) The process is described in great detail, so even a kitchen beginner shouldn't have any difficulties. Remember the recipe. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Ingredients we need.
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Step 2
2. First, prepare the dough. Rub softened butter with a cup of sugar until smooth. Add 3 egg yolks and a little vanilla.
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Step 3
3. Then add the sifted flour and baking powder. Knead the dough, roll it into a ball and refrigerate for about 40 minutes.
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Step 4
4. For the cottage cheese filling, beat the cottage cheese with sugar to taste (from 1/2 to 1 cup), 3 egg yolks, and vanilla until fluffy and smooth.
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Step 5
5. Peel the apples and slice them thinly.
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Step 6
6. Roll out the dough thinly and place it in a heatproof baking dish. Spread the cottage cheese filling and apples on top. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about half an hour.
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Step 7
7. When the pie is golden brown, remove it from the oven.
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Step 8
8. Beat the reserved egg whites (we used only yolks in the dough and cottage cheese) with a cup of sugar until fluffy. Spread the egg whites in an even layer and return the pan to the oven for another 10 minutes.
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Step 9
9. This is the tender and delicious pie you'll get.
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Step 10
10.