szarlotka - polish apple pasty

Name: Szarlotka - Polish Apple pasty
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 1/2 - lemon; 8 - good size apples; 1 cup(s) water; 5 tablespoon(s) light brown sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) cinnamon; 3 3/4 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 stick(s) butter (1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons); 1 cup(s) caster sugar( granulated sugar put in food processor and pulse for 1 min. to make if finer); 1 - whole egg; 3 - egg yolks plus at room temperature; 1 tablespoon(s) plain greek yogurt; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon zest; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; ## TOPPING; - powdered sugar for dusting,and or whipped cream; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon folded in to whipped cream

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Nor Mac

Northern, MA

Updated on Sep 22, 2014

This is a Polish type of pastry. Although the Polish call it cake. It is more of a non yeast pastry filled with apples and cinnamon. I love it! I enjoy going back to my roots. My Grandma came from Poland to The USA in the early 1900's. She was cramped in on a ship with many others who came to the USA. They barely had breathing space on the ship. They all sailed in to NY. She moved to MA with many others. She loved baking. I learned by watching her. She barely spoke any English at all. I loved all of the unusual desserts,and breads she made. I decided to make this in memory of her. Enjoy!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 - lemon
8 - good size apples
1 cup water
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
3 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 stick butter (1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons)
1 cup caster sugar( granulated sugar put in food processor and pulse for 1 min. to make if finer)
1 - whole egg
3 - egg yolks plus at room temperature
1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla
TOPPING
- powdered sugar for dusting,and or whipped cream
1 teaspoon cinnamon folded in to whipped cream

How To Make szarlotka - polish apple pasty

Step 1

Heat oven to 325 degree's.Grease and line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper. Zest a tablespoon of lemon peel and set aside.

Step 2

peel and core apples. Slice thinly about 20 slices per apple. Squeeze juice from lemon over the apples to prevent browning. Put apples in large kettle add the water,brown sugar,and cinnamon. cook for 5 minutes until some what tender.Remove from heat to cool.
Step 3

make the dough: place the flour,baking powder in a food processor. Pulse to combine.add the chopped cold butter.pulse again until it is crumbly.
Step 4

add the caster sugar,egg yolks, whole egg, yogurt,lemon zest,and vanilla. Pulse until it comes together to form dough. Dump dough on to floured surface.It will be sticky. Flour the dough and your hands. Make in to a ball.
Step 5

Split dough in half. Freeze half the dough in plastic wrap for later use. Roll dough a few inches and wider than the lined pan. Place in pan,and half way up the inside walls of pan. Prick dough with fork in several areas and bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Step 6

Remove apples from pan to dough with a slotted spoon.After it is filled with apples. Take half of the liquid left from cooking the apples,and pour evenly over the apples.
Step 7

When the other half of dough is frozen. Remove from freezer and grate the dough over the top of the apples. Place in oven and bake about 40-45 minutes. The pastry will not be real brown. If you want a more golden brown look. Place under broiler for a couple of minutes. Remove from oven to cool.
Step 8

Lift apple pastry from pan by parchment paper. Cut in to slices. Dust with powdered sugar,and serve with cinnamon whip cream if desired. I like ice cream with mine!!
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