Apple Pie with a Twist

Fall has arrived! So far, here in Poland, the transition from summer into fall has been truly wonderful. Beautiful sunlight, mild temperatures, colorful trees, and that typical smell of autumn in the air. My favorite time of year. And what about food? Of course! Apple season has started! Time for warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream…

This particular apple pie is based on a standard recipe, but I have added one extra layer to it, just to give it that little bit of extra “luxury” feel to it. It’s just perfect served warm with vanilla ice-cream and a cup of good tea. I am ready for those long autumn evenings!

U need (for 1 standard pie)

5 eggs

250 grams of butter

3 cups of flour

1.5 cups of sugar

30 grams of cinnamon sugar

5 large apples (preferably the sour kind)

2 instant vanilla pudding mixes

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of baking powder

How to make it

Preheat the oven to 180 °C.

Firstly, separate the egg whites from the yolks. You will need the yolks first, but keep the whites in a fairly large bowl for later.

Mix the yolks, the butter, flour, baking powder, cinnamon sugar and half a cup of sugar together (with your hands) and form a ball of dough out of it. Put a third of the dough in the freezer and the rest in the fridge.

Then peel the apples, cut them up in pieces of about 2x2cm (roughly), put them in a pan, add the cinnamon and one instant vanilla pudding mix (just the powder). Give it a mix and let it all simmer (with lid) on low heat for about ten minutes (stir occasionally).

Whisk the egg whites with one cup of sugar and one instant vanilla pudding mix (just the powder) until stiff, glossy peaks are formed.

Grease a cake form (I used one of Ø 26 cm) with butter. Remove the dough from the fridge, slice it up and line the cake form with the slices, including the sides (it does not have to be all the way up, 1/3 will do). Punch a fair amount of holes in the dough with a fork. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, until golden brown.

Then remove the cake, put the apples on top and spread the egg white mix over the apples. Finally, take the remaining dough out of the freezer and grate the dough using a large hole grater to create the crumb topping.

Put the cake back in the oven for about 25 minutes.

Let it cool down just a little bit before you dig in.