Polish Apple Pie (Szarlotka)

Name: Polish Apple Pie (Szarlotka)
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 2.5 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 0.5 cup sugar; 2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cubed; 4 egg yolks (save the whites for the topping); 1 Tbsp cold milk (if needed); Pinch of salt; 8 medium apples (McIntosh, Cortland, or Honeycrisp), peeled & grated; 0.25 cup sugar (adjust for apple sweetness); 2 tsp cinnamon; 4 egg whites (from the yolks used in the dough); 0.5 cup sugar; 1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch (stabilizes meringue); 1 cup flour; 0.25 cup sugar; 0.5 stick butter, cold and cubed; 1 tsp packet vanilla sugar or vanilla extract

1h 15m

Serves 1

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Polish Apple Pie (Szarlotka)

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1h 15m

Serves 1

Directions

1In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
2Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3Add the egg yolks and mix until a dough forms, adding milk if needed to bring it together.
4Press the dough evenly into a greased and floured 9x13" pan to form the base.
5Pre-bake the dough at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes until lightly set.
6Peel, core, and grate apples and strain out some of the extra juice.
7Mix with sugar and cinnamon.
8Spread evenly over the dough.
9Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
10Gradually add sugar until stiff and glossy.
11Gently fold in potato/corn starch.
12Spread meringue over the apple layer.
13Make the crumble by combining flour, sugar, butter, and optional vanilla sugar or extract.
14Spread the crumble mixture over the meringue layer.
15Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
16Bake for 50-60 minutes, until crumble is golden and meringue is set.
17Cool completely before slicing.

Ingredients

2.5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
0.5 cup sugar
2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cubed
4 egg yolks (save the whites for the topping)
1 Tbsp cold milk (if needed)
Pinch of salt
8 medium apples (McIntosh, Cortland, or Honeycrisp), peeled & grated
0.25 cup sugar (adjust for apple sweetness)
2 tsp cinnamon
4 egg whites (from the yolks used in the dough)
0.5 cup sugar
1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch (stabilizes meringue)
1 cup flour
0.25 cup sugar
0.5 stick butter, cold and cubed
1 tsp packet vanilla sugar or vanilla extract

Equipment

Large bowl9x13" panOven

Polish Apple Pie (Szarlotka)

1h 15m

Serves 1

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Polish Apple Pie (Szarlotka)

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1h 15m

Serves 1

Directions

1In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
2Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3Add the egg yolks and mix until a dough forms, adding milk if needed to bring it together.
4Press the dough evenly into a greased and floured 9x13" pan to form the base.
5Pre-bake the dough at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes until lightly set.
6Peel, core, and grate apples and strain out some of the extra juice.
7Mix with sugar and cinnamon.
8Spread evenly over the dough.
9Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
10Gradually add sugar until stiff and glossy.
11Gently fold in potato/corn starch.
12Spread meringue over the apple layer.
13Make the crumble by combining flour, sugar, butter, and optional vanilla sugar or extract.
14Spread the crumble mixture over the meringue layer.
15Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
16Bake for 50-60 minutes, until crumble is golden and meringue is set.
17Cool completely before slicing.