Hungarian Apple Pie Alma Pite Food

HUNGARIAN APPLE PIE: ALMA PITE

Steps:

• Sift the flour into a bowl.
• Add the salt; butter and margarine.
• Blend the butter and margarine into the flour using a pastry blender or fingertips.
• When thoroughly mixed, add the water.
• Stir with a fork until the mixture forms a smooth dough.
• Chill 20 minutes.
• Cut the pastry in half and roll out to fit an 8 inch pie plate.
• Spread with apricot preserves and sprinkle on the almonds.
• Combine the apples, sugar and lemon juice and transfer to the pie shell.
• Top with the remaining pastry and pinch the edges together.
• Prick the surface with a fork.
• Brush with beaten egg yolk and bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve hot or cold.

ALMAS PITE (HUNGARIAN APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• To Make the Dough:.
• In a food processor, process butter, egg yolks and sour cream or cream.
• Add the flour, dry yeast and sugar. Process until dough is light and does not stick to the sides of the processor.
• If the dough is too moist, add a bit more flour, if too dry, add a bit of milk.
• Cover and put in the fridge overnight.
• Take the dough out of the fridge about 1-2 hours before you bake it, so the dough can soften a little.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius and greas a rectangular baking dish.
• Cut the dough in two, and roll out to the size of your baking dish and place one part inches.
• Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Grate the apples and squeeze all the juice out.
• Put apples on top of walnuts.
• Sprinkle with caster sugar and cinnamon.
• Put the other half of the dough on top.
• Brush with a beaten egg and prick with a fork in a few places to allow steam to escape.
• Bake for around 35-40 minutes.
• Cool in baking dish.
• Great served with cream!