Apple pie with meringue

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake a wonderful apple pie with meringue? Following the recipe is not so difficult. First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Start cooking with the dough. Take the flour of the highest grade. Butter should be at room temperature, so take it out of the refrigerator in advance.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rub the yolks thoroughly with sugar and salt.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add the soft butter and mix everything again.

4. Step 4:

   

   Gradually adding the sifted flour, quickly knead the soft pliable dough.

5. Step 5:

   

   The shortbread dough is not kneaded for a long time, as soon as it begins to gather into a lump and move away from the bowl, it means it's ready.

6. Step 6:

   

   Spread the dough on the bottom and walls of the baking dish (Ø 18-20 cm). Form high sides. Prick the bottom with a fork so that it does not swell when baking. If the dough is difficult to work with, you can pre-put it in the freezer for 10 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Put the form with the dough in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. Then put in a preheated 180 ° C oven for 15-20 minutes.

8. Step 8:

   

   Now prepare everything for the filling. Take juicy, sweet and sour apples. Depending on the sweetness of the apples, adjust the amount of sugar so that the filling does not turn out too cloying. The sweeter the apples, the less sugar.

9. Step 9:

   

   Peel and seed the apples. Cut into small pieces. I have seasonal sweet and sour apples with green skins.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the apples in a saucepan, put the butter, pour in the lemon juice, add sugar and cinnamon.

12. Step 11:

    

    Put the saucepan on a slow fire. Stirring, simmer under the lid for 5-15 minutes until the apples are soft. At the same time, the fruits should retain their shape.

13. Step 12:

    

    Put the apples in a pan with baked dough and flatten. It is better to leave the apple syrup in a saucepan so that the cake does not soften.

14. Step 13:

    

    Now prepare the meringue. You can take powdered sugar from the store or grind it yourself from sugar in a coffee grinder. When you divide the eggs into whites and yolks, make sure that not a drop of yolk gets into the whites. Otherwise, the mass will not rise into foam.

15. Step 14:

    

    Beat the cooled proteins with salt into a light foam. Gradually adding powdered sugar, whisk until a strong stable foam. At the end of whipping, add lemon juice and starch.

16. Step 15:

    

    Continue whipping until the protein mass becomes so dense that it does not fall out of the bowl when turning over.

17. Step 16:

    

    Put the whipped whites on the apple filling. Return the pie to the oven and dry the meringue for about 30-40 minutes at 140 ° C. The exact time depends on your oven. The proteins should be covered with a brittle golden crust, and remain soft inside.

18. Step 17:

    

    Remove the finished cake with meringue and apples from the oven, cool slightly and serve to the table. If desired, you can cover the hot pie with a lid (without touching the meringue layer), and let it stand in the cold for 2 hours. Then caramel tears will appear on the surface of the meringue, characteristic of the pie "Tears of angels". Enjoy your meal!