Delicate apple pie

Delicate apple pie

Ingredients

• For filling:
• 200 ml water (which I replaced with natural apple juice!)
• 75 g sugar
• 1 tbsp grated lemon peel
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 vanilla stick (I used vanilla sugar this time)
• 500 g of sour apples (put 700-800 grams)
• For test:
• 200 g soft butter
• 150 g sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp grated lemon peel
• 200 g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder (baking powder)
• Besides:
• Butter and crumbs for the mold
• 1-2 tbsp powdered sugar for sprinkling

Directions

1. Pour 200 ml of apple juice into a saucepan (but I took more to almost cover the apples), put 75 g of sugar, 1 tbsp. l. grated lemon zest, 3 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1 vanilla stick (I added vanilla sugar). Let's boil everything. Let's turn it off.
2. Let's cut into cubes.
3. Put the apples in a saucepan with syrup. LET'S CLOSE THE COVER!
4. Bring to a boil and simmer covered for 2 minutes.
5. Let's put it in a colander to drain. Cool down.
6. We make dough.
7. Beat soft butter with sugar until it becomes airy, it increases significantly in volume (I took this picture on purpose to show how the butter whipped with sugar should look like - it turns white, when it is not whipped nearby it is still yellow).
8. Add one egg at a time so that each egg is completely evenly mixed into the butter mixture. Then add 1 tbsp. grated lemon zest, stir and then gradually add the flour mixed with soda. The dough is neither thick nor runny. Rub a “poor drop” of dough between your fingers - if it has a “silk” structure, that is, grains of granulated sugar are not felt, then the dough is ready.
9. We heat the oven to 175 degrees (I do it by eye).
10. We take a form with a diameter of 24 cm (mine is larger - 26 cm), coat it well with oil, sprinkle with crumbs and lay out half the dough.
11. Put the apples on top, after removing the vanilla stick. Close with the rest of the dough.
12. We bake for about 40 minutes.
13. I baked in a split form, I used baking paper.
14. Sprinkle the finished cake with powdered sugar.
15. Decorate if desired. :))
16. ENJOY YOUR MEAL!