Apple pies are loved for their simplicity and for appealing to almost everyone without exception. Moreover, their variety isn't limited to just the standard charlotte. We've gathered 15 step-by-step apple pie recipes for every taste!
1. Hungarian Apple Pie
Possibly one of the simplest apple baking recipes in the world.
You will need: 120 g butter, 130 g flour, 150 g sugar, 160 g semolina, 7 g baking powder, 7 apples, cinnamon.
Preparation:
1. Mix all dry ingredients, then peel and grate the apples on a coarse grater.
2. Line a baking dish with parchment paper, grease generously with butter, and sprinkle a layer of the dry mixture. Top with an equally thick layer of apples, and alternate layers until all ingredients are used. The last layer should be the dry mixture.
3. Sprinkle grated butter over the top of the pie and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Apple Pie with Raisins and Dried Apricots
If you love dried fruits and candied fruits – don't hold back!
You will need: 1.5 cups flour, 10 g baking powder, a pinch of salt, 2 eggs, 0.5 cup sugar, 0.3 cup vegetable oil, 2 tbsp rum, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice, zest of 1 lemon, 3 apples, 0.5 cup raisins, 0.5 cup dried apricots.
Preparation:
1. Pour boiling water over the dried fruits to plump them up. Peel and dice the apples.
2. Whisk eggs with sugar, then add vegetable oil, honey, and zest. Mix well, then add lemon juice and rum, stirring constantly.
3. Slowly fold the sifted flour with baking powder into the egg mixture.
4. Add apples, raisins, and dried apricots to the dough, pour the mixture into a greased pan, and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
3. Cottage Cheese Braid with Apples
The perfect apple pie recipe for tea or coffee.
You will need: 180 g 9% cottage cheese, 120 g butter, 2 eggs, 100 g sugar, 350 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 700 g apples, 2 tbsp starch.
Preparation:
1. Pass the cottage cheese through a sieve and add 1 egg, diced butter, 70 g sugar, flour, and baking powder. Quickly knead the dough and refrigerate.
2. Dice the peeled apples finely, mix with the remaining sugar and starch.
3. Roll out the dough into a 4 mm thick rectangle, place the filling in the middle, and make incisions on the free edges.
4. Fold the edges over each other in a braid pattern and bake the pie for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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4. American Apple Pie
A light pie in every sense, with very little dough.
You will need: 1 kg apples, 190 g sugar, 400 g flour, 225 g butter, 2 eggs, cinnamon.
Preparation:
1. Beat butter and 50 g sugar until smooth, add 1 egg and 1 yolk. Add 350 g flour, mix the dough well, and refrigerate under cling film for 45 minutes.
2. Peel apples, slice them, and wrap in paper towels to remove excess moisture.
3. Mix the remaining sugar with flour and cinnamon, then add the apples.
4. Roll out one-third of the dough thinly and place it in the baking dish, forming edges, then add the filling.
5. Roll out the rest of the dough, cover the pie, seal the edges, and make a few holes for steam to escape. Brush the top with beaten egg white and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
5. Apple Pie with Chocolate
Sometimes this dessert is also called "Russian pie".
You will need: 250 g butter, 250 g sugar, 200 g flour, 15 g baking powder, 50 g ground nuts, 50 g dark chocolate, 4 tbsp rum, 5 apples, 4 eggs, cinnamon.
Preparation:
1. Peel apples, dice them, and mix with rum.
2. Beat softened butter with sugar, add eggs, and continue beating. Slowly fold in flour with baking powder, cinnamon, ground nuts, and grated chocolate.
3. Fold the apples into the dough and transfer it to the baking dish. Bake for an hour at 180 degrees Celsius, covering with foil 15 minutes before the end.
6. Lenten Apple and Tofu Pie
Essentially, this is a simple galette with a filling that can even be made during Lent.
You will need: 300 g flour, 150 ml vegetable oil, 7 tbsp cold water, 6 tbsp sugar, 3 apples, a pinch of salt, 180 g tofu, 30 g almonds.
Preparation:
1. Rub oil with flour, one-third of the sugar, and a pinch of salt into fine crumbs, add water, and knead the dough. Roll it out onto a baking sheet.
2. Mash tofu with a fork, mix with the remaining sugar and chopped almonds. Spread over the dough.
3. Slice apples thinly and arrange on top. Gently fold the edges of the dough to form a crust. Bake for about 50 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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7. French Apple Pie
Sweet apples are best suited for the tart sour cream topping.
You will need: 750 g apples, 150 g sugar, 150 g sour cream, 100 g flour, 4 eggs, 75 g butter, 50 g starch, 2 tbsp vanilla sugar, 1 tbsp powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 tsp baking powder.
Preparation:
1. Beat butter and 100 g sugar, add half of the vanilla sugar and salt. Then add 2 eggs, followed by flour with starch and baking powder.
2. Spread the dough evenly in the baking dish, then arrange sliced apples on top and press them in slightly. Bake for 30 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius on the bottom rack of the oven.
3. Whisk sour cream with the remaining eggs and sugar, pour over the partially baked pie, and bake for another 25 minutes in the middle of the oven. Sprinkle with powdered sugar at the end.
8. Puff Pastry Apple Pie
Any ready-made puff pastry works great for this pie recipe.
You will need: 500 g puff pastry, 400 g 20% sour cream, 100 g honey, 2 eggs, 5 apples, 50 g butter, cinnamon.
Preparation:
1. Sauté apples in butter until soft, then add honey and cinnamon.
2. Whisk sour cream with eggs and mix with the slightly cooled apples.
3. Roll out the puff pastry onto a baking sheet, spread the filling, and fold the edges. If desired, brush the pie with egg and bake for 35 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
9. Apple Rose Pie
This is not only very tasty but also beautiful!
You will need: 270 g flour, 7 g dry yeast, 60 g butter, 120 ml milk, 4 tsp sugar, a pinch of salt, 2-3 apples.
Preparation:
1. Mix yeast, a spoonful of sugar, and 25 ml warm milk, and let stand for 7 minutes.
2. To the sifted flour, add pieces of butter, the remaining milk with sugar, salt, and the yeast mixture. Knead the dough and place it in a warm spot for 1.5 hours.
3. Roll out the dough thinly and cut into rectangles about 2 cm wide. Peel and slice apples thinly.
4. Along the edge, arrange strips of dough in the pan, then apples, then dough again – and so on until the center. If desired, brush with cream or egg yolk and bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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10. Apple, Yogurt, and Honey Pie
Slice the apples into larger wedges so they are more noticeable in the yogurt filling.
You will need: 150 g flour, 100 g semolina, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 150 g Philadelphia cheese, 100 g sugar, 6 tbsp vegetable oil, a pinch of salt, vanilla, 500 g apples, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp honey, 150 g yogurt, 1 tbsp starch, ginger, cinnamon.
Preparation:
1. Slice peeled apples into large wedges and warm them in a pan with honey for a couple of minutes.
2. Mix Philadelphia cheese, 70 g sugar, vanilla, salt, and vegetable oil. Slowly add flour with baking soda to the cheese, knead the dough, roll it into the pan, and form edges.
3. Mix eggs, yogurt, remaining sugar, honey from the pan, and spices to taste, add starch and another spoonful of semolina.
4. Arrange apples on the dough, pour yogurt over them, and bake for half an hour at 180 degrees Celsius.
11. Shortcrust Cottage Cheese and Apple Pie
Unlike most similar recipes, here the cottage cheese goes into the filling, not the dough.
You will need: 500 g cottage cheese, 1 kg apples, 200 g butter, 2 cups flour, 100 g sour cream, 4 eggs, 1.5 cups sugar, cinnamon, 1 tsp baking powder.
Preparation:
1. Rub 3 yolks and 0.5 cup sugar, add softened butter, flour, and knead a thick dough. Finally, add sour cream and refrigerate for half an hour.
2. Rub cottage cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with 1 yolk. Separately peel and slice apples thinly.
3. Roll out the dough onto a baking sheet and form edges. Lightly squeeze excess moisture from the filling and spread it on top. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and immediately place the pie in the cold oven for 20 minutes.
4. Grate cheese and mix with egg, cream, and spices. Remove the pie, pour the mixture over it, and return to the oven for another half an hour.
12. Apple and Pumpkin Pie
The dough turns out very tender and soft, with a pumpkin flavor and apple tartness.
You will need: 0.5 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 1 cup grated pumpkin, 1 cup apples, 1 cup kefir, 1 cup semolina, 2 eggs, 70 g butter, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tsp baking powder, cinnamon, raisins.
Preparation:
1. Mix semolina with kefir and let it sit for half an hour. During this time, grate pumpkin and apples and mix with sugar.
2. Add melted butter to the semolina along with eggs, mix, and then fold in sifted flour with baking powder and cinnamon. Add vegetable oil to the dough and knead.
3. Add raisins, pumpkin, and apples to the same dough, mix again, and transfer to the baking dish. Bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
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13. Semolina Apple Pie
This is not quite a usual semolina cake, which rather resembles a pudding in consistency.
You will need: 200 g flour, 200 g semolina, 160 g sugar, 1.5 kg apples, 15 g vanilla sugar, 1 egg, 100 ml vegetable oil, 350 ml milk.
Preparation:
1. Peel apples and grate them on a coarse grater, mix with vanilla sugar, and let stand.
2. Mix semolina, flour, baking powder, and sugar, and spread one-third of the flour mixture on the bottom of the pan.
3. Layer grated apples on top, but do not press down, and sprinkle with another layer of semolina. Repeat with one more layer of each, leaving some dry mixture.
4. Whisk 300 ml milk with egg and vegetable oil and pour evenly over the pie. Bake for about 15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
5. Pour the remaining milk over the pie and sprinkle with the remaining dry crumbs. Bake for another 25 minutes and let it sit for at least 3 hours.
14. Potato Apple Pie
Have you ever encountered anything more original?
You will need: 250 g flour, 7 g dry yeast, 150 ml milk, 35 g butter, 1 yolk, a pinch of salt, 400 g potatoes, 250 g apples, 1 onion, spices, 150 g cheese, 200 ml cream, 1 egg.
Preparation:
1. Mix flour with yeast and add warm milk with butter. Add yolk and salt, knead elastic dough, and leave in a warm place for half an hour.
2. Grate apple and potato, add onion half-rings, and season to taste.
3. Roll out the dough into the pan and form edges. Lightly squeeze excess moisture from the filling and spread it on top. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and immediately place the pie in the cold oven for 20 minutes.
4. Grate cheese and mix with egg, cream, and spices. Remove the pie, pour the mixture over it, and return to the oven for another half an hour.
15. Apple, Onion, and Bacon Pie
Another very unusual recipe in our selection!
You will need: 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 100 g cottage cheese, 4 tbsp milk, 4 tbsp vegetable oil, 400 g onions, 70 g smoked bacon, 1 tbsp butter, 4 apples, 1 cup sour cream, 3 eggs, 100 g cheese, spices.
Preparation:
1. Mix sifted flour with vegetable oil, milk, and cottage cheese, knead the dough, and refrigerate.
2. Dice bacon, slice onions into rings, and sauté separately in odorless butter. Peel and slice apples thinly.
3. Whisk eggs with sour cream and grated cheese, then add onions and apples.
4. Spread the dough over the bottom and sides of the pan, add the filling, and sprinkle with bacon. Bake for 40-60 minutes at 210 degrees Celsius.