Apples are an inexpensive fruit all year round, and this fluffy dough takes less than five minutes to make. This quick recipe is particularly suitable for those who hate baking, who shy away from kneading and weighing the ingredients for a long time, and for beginners. The ingredients listed for this quick apple pie are intended for a normal-sized baking tray and the preparation time takes no longer than preheating the oven and including the baking time after 50 minutes a deliciously fragrant apple pie is on the table.
The many possible variations with other fruits and the ease of making this simple fruitcake make it a recipe to remember. This simple apple pie is always a success, can be prepared quickly and without much effort, and offers many variations because the amount of dough can be increased (or decreased) depending on the size of the baking tray and can also be used for other types of fruit.
Ingredients for the dough
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar
- 1 cup oil (e.g. rapeseed oil)
- 3 cups of flour
- 1 packet of baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup of sparkling mineral water
Ingredients for the filling
- 5 medium apples
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Preparation
Switch on the oven and preheat to 175°. Put the ingredients for the dough in a bowl and process with a hand mixer to a creamy dough. The order of the ingredients doesn’t matter, you can easily add everything to the bowl first and then start stirring. Now grease the baking tray with a little oil or margarine, don’t forget the edge, and pour the dough onto the baking tray. Then peel the apples, quarter them and remove the core. Score the top of the apple quarters in a fan shape and simply place them on the dough. The cuts open the apple pieces during baking and make them look very decorative afterward. Finally, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over the apples. In the meantime, the oven is preheated and the tray can be inserted. After 35 minutes, the apple pie is ready, if you prefer the cake a bit crispier, you can easily leave the tray in the oven for another 5-10 minutes.
Useful additional knowledge
The fluffy dough can also be combined with other types of fruit, such as plums, tangerines, or apricots. Pickled fruits such as morello cherries or canned peaches also work well with this simple dough. In addition, of course, baking without fruit is also possible and after cooling, simply decorate the cake with a chocolate or icing sugar glaze and colorful sprinkles. The amount of dough is easy to vary, for example by adding or leaving out 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 egg, this simple fruit cake always turns out well.
