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Apple charlotte without baking powder and soda
For those who love simple and quick-to-make pies, but do not want to use yeast or other additives that make the dough porous, the apple charlotte without baking powder and soda will undoubtedly appeal. The airy and tender dough is achieved by a special method of whipping the eggs, the maximally porous mixture of which creates the lightness of the pie.
Ingredients
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- eggs - 5 pcs;
- wheat flour (highest grade) - 150 g;
- white sugar - 150 g;
- apples - 4-5 pcs;
- vanillin - 1 packet;
- zest and juice - from 1/2 lemon;
- sour cream - 55 g;
- salt - a pinch;
- cinnamon - 1 tsp.
Preparation
- Prepare the ingredients for making the apple charlotte without baking powder and soda. It is better to take apples of sweet-and-sour varieties and with a dense structure. The fat content of the sour cream should be at least 15%, and the lemon can be replaced with an orange. Immediately turn on the oven to preheat, setting the temperature to 180 degrees.
- Grate the zest of half a lemon on a fine grater, but only the yellow part.
- Separate the egg whites from the yolks and place them in a convenient bowl for whipping. Put the yolks in a small bowl.
- Salt the egg whites and start whipping them first at a low speed of the mixer, gradually increasing it. After about 2 minutes, a frothy cap will appear, after which sugar can be added in 3 portions. The whipping speed at this point should be maximum.
- After about 5-6 minutes, the whipped mass will increase by three times, becoming completely snow-white and dense.
- Now, this fluffy structure needs to be mixed with the yolks, but not all at once, adding them one by one, thoroughly whipping each time with the mixer.
- To give the dough a light citrus aroma, add the lemon zest.
- Next, add the sour cream and vanillin. Mix the ingredients quickly with the mixer.
- Sift the flour into the mixture in 2-3 portions. Mix the dough very gently and slowly with a spatula to preserve the air bubbles throughout.
- Cut the apples into thin slices as thin as possible. Drizzle them with lemon juice, and the pulp of the citrus can also be added.
- Sprinkle the sliced apples with cinnamon - this is the best combination with apples. Mix. If the apples are very sour, a little sugar can be added (to taste).
- Line the mold with parchment paper. Lay the apples in a dense layer on the bottom.
- Pour half of the fluffy dough over them and level it.
- Next, arrange a second layer of apple slices.
- Pour the remaining dough over them.
- Arrange the apples in a vertical position with a beautiful pattern, partially immersing them in the fluffy biscuit mass. Place the mold at medium height in the oven.
- During baking, do not open the oven before time, otherwise, the dough will fall. After about 40 minutes, check the readiness of the pie with a wooden skewer. After piercing the highest point, it should come out dry and clean.
- Let the baked good cool slightly, then remove the mold along with the parchment.
- The quickly made delicious apple charlotte without baking powder and soda is ready. The top of the pie can be dusted with powdered sugar. The light porous dough has no taste of leavening additives, and a light aroma of citrus, vanilla, apples, and cinnamon wafts through the air. At this moment, the kitchen fills with warmth and coziness, which is also important.
