# Polish Apple Pie (Szarlotka)

This Polish apple pie features a rich, buttery shortbread crust, a flavorful apple filling, a light meringue topping, and a crispy crumble.

- Total time: 75 min
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- Large bowl
- 9x13" pan
- Oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMCTKGPf/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/deebcc63-c950-4f46-959b-c4255fbd69db
- Extracted: 2025-10-28

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