Apple pie on cottage cheese dough
Description
For the pie, you need to prepare a cottage cheese dough, apple filling with cinnamon, and meringue. Bake the pie in several stages, and you'll get a delicious and beautiful dessert! Good luck. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the pie and the filling. To make it easier to keep track of the ingredients, I will specify again during the recipe where each one goes.
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Step 2
First, prepare the pie dough by taking a deep, convenient container. Mix in it all the cottage cheese, egg yolks, 100 g of sugar, and 70 g of sour cream.
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Step 3
You should end up with a smooth, liquid-like curd mixture. The cottage cheese can be strained through a sieve, blended with a blender, or grated on a grater to ensure there are no large lumps.
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Step 4
Add the flour mixed with leavening agent and vanillin in parts. Knead the dough.
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Step 5
As soon as the dough stops sticking to your hands, it's ready. Let's move on to the next step.
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Step 6
For the filling, peel and core the apples. You will need two large apples or three smaller ones. To prevent the apples from browning, spray them with lemon juice or soak them in acidic water. I mix water with lemon juice powder if I don't have a fresh lemon on hand; apples won't darken after such a "bath." Afterwards, dry the apples with a paper towel, sprinkle with sugar (50 g) and ground cinnamon, then mix. The filling is ready.
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Step 7
Take a baking pan, line it with parchment paper, and grease it with vegetable oil. Spread the dough evenly over the pan, forming small edges.
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Step 8
Place the filling on the dough. Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20–25 minutes.
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Step 9
While the pie is baking, prepare the meringue. For this, beat the chilled egg whites with lemon juice using a mixer, though you can omit the lemon juice if desired. Gradually add 100 g of sugar while beating until the mixture becomes thick (it's better to use powdered sugar for a smoother meringue). Continue beating with the mixer until you achieve a firm and stable meringue.
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Step 10
Remove the pie from the oven and spread the meringue evenly over the entire surface with a spoon. Return the pie to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes at 160 degrees.
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Step 11
Let the finished cake cool, then remove it from the pan after some time. Cut into pieces and serve.