Layered Apple Pie

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a layer cake with apples in the oven? Prepare the products according to the list. Remove the dough from the refrigerator in advance so that it has time to defrost. Choose apples according to your taste. If they are too acidic, you can increase the amount of sugar. And vice versa: if the apples are sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar. Take any jam - it does not affect the taste much here. The butter should be cooled.

2. Step 2:

   

   Lightly sprinkle the work surface of the table with flour. Put the finished puff pastry on it. Roll out the dough into a thin layer according to the size of your baking dish, taking into account the sides.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the dough in the form of a basket. you can use both round and rectangular shapes. Cut off the excess dough with a knife. Put the dough form in the freezer for a while while you prepare the filling.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash the apples well, preferably with soda to wash off the wax coating from them (if they are purchased from you). Then cut them into quarters. Remove the seed box. Cut the apple quarters into thinner slices, about 5 mm wide. It is important to leave the peel on the apples, because this way the slices will keep their shape.

5. Step 5:

   

   Put the sliced apple slices in a suitable bowl, add sugar. Mix it up.

7. Step 6:

   

   Remove the mold with the dough blank from the refrigerator. Place the apple slices on it in an arbitrary way. The more apples there are, the tastier the pie will turn out. Note that the slices will decrease slightly when baking, so put them overlap.

8. Step 7:

   

   Spread small pieces of butter evenly over the apples. Put the pie in the oven, preheated to a temperature of about 190 ° C. Bake the pie for about 25-40 minutes until the apples are golden brown. Focus on the features of your oven.

9. Step 8:

   

   While the pie is baking, prepare the jam. Put it in a saucepan and add a tablespoon of water. Warm up, stirring, the jam to a liquid state. If the jam is not initially thick, do not add water to it. If it is too thin, you can not heat it at all. The main thing is that it can be smeared with a brush on the surface of the pie. Prepare the jam just before the cake is baked.

10. Step 9:

    

    Remove the cake pan from the oven. Cool the cake slightly. Brush the top of the cake with hot or liquid jam using a cooking brush. Why grease a pie with jam? This will give it an appetizing shine. Remove the cooled cake from the mold and serve to the table. Bon appetit!