Crispy shortcrust pastry topped with lots of juicy apple slices: enjoy the original French apple pie!
You can find the recipe here.
There are countless variations and even more recipes for apple pie.
What's your favorite?
Covered apple pie, applesauce pie with cream or apple crumble pie?
Here we have an original French cake recipe that is not that common, but tastes all the more delicious.
It convinces with a shortcrust pastry base that is topped with thin apple slices.
On top is a glaze of butter and apricot jam.
This not only ensures the sweetness, but also a great shine.
The
French apple cake is
not only an eye-catcher on the coffee table in terms of taste, but also optically.
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This apple cake tastes at its finest.
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French Apple Pie Recipe: The Ingredients
Portions: for 1 springform pan (12 pieces)
Preparation time: 35 minutes
Baking time: 40 minutes Degree of
difficulty: easy
For the shortcrust base:
200 grams of flour
110 g butter
1 egg yolk
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp ice cold water
For covering:
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 small apples
25 g butter
2 tbsp apricot jam
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How to bake the French apple pie
First you knead
the dough
in a food processor or with your hands flour, butter, egg yolks, salt and water to a smooth dough.
Shape it into a ball and wrap it in cling film.
Place in the refrigerator for an hour.
For the topping,
fill a bowl with cold water and add the lemon juice.
Peel, quarter and core the apples and cut them into thin slices.
Put the apple slices in the bowl to prevent them from browning.
Preheat the oven to 220 ° C top / bottom heat or 200 ° C circulating air.
Grease the springform pan with butter or line it with baking paper.
Here you will find useful tips on how to do this very easily.
Knead the dough briefly again, roll it out and put it in the springform pan.
Drain the apple slices and layer them on top of each other in a fan shape on the floor.
Let the butter melt and brush the apples with a silicone brush.
Bake the French apple pie in the oven for about 40-45 minutes.
Warm the apricot jam and strain it through a sieve.
Take the apple pie out of the oven and spread the liquid jam on top.
Then let the cake cool completely.
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