Hello, dear readers! Today I am writing for you recipes for a very familiar dessert - charlotte, fluffy, tender and very tasty. I'm sure everyone has eaten this pie at least once. And it cannot be any other way, because this delicacy is very popular in every family.
Especially in the fall, when many fragrant apples are ripe, it is impossible to imagine a tea party without charlotte. But not only these fruits can be used for baking. Other fruits and berries that are available can also be used as a filler. There are no strict canons here, and thanks to your imagination you can create real culinary masterpieces. For example, add nuts or orange zest to the filling and get something new. The most classic spice is cinnamon; it is almost always used.
A huge advantage of this pie is its ease of preparation and the use of ingredients that are always on hand. The dough is prepared in literally 10-15 minutes, the fruits are cut in 5 minutes. And then you just need to wait for everything to bake and delight you with the aroma.
I believe that there can never be too many apples in a charlotte, so I always put as many of them as possible. You can be guided by your taste. But when you see a piece of pie on a plate, soft, sweet, with fruit pieces in the middle, it’s simply impossible to resist.
Among other things, I highly recommend reading my article with a selection of recipes for apple pie that literally melts in your mouth. There are many different cooking options using different technologies. And if the harvest is good, then be sure to make jam - amber and transparent.
Classic recipe for lush charlotte with apples in the oven
This is a very simple recipe, there are a minimum of ingredients, and not a lot of time is spent on preparation. I think every home has sugar, eggs and flour, and these are three products from which you can make fluffy, soft, airy biscuit dough. Add apples here and you get charlotte.
There is no need to knead, sculpt, or roll out anything for a long time. Arm yourself with a mixer to speed things up and go ahead!
Ingredients:
- apples - 500 gr.
- eggs - 5 pcs.
- sugar - 200 gr.
- flour - 200 gr.
- cinnamon - 1 tsp.
- vanilla sugar - 1 tsp. (optional)
- powdered sugar for decoration - optional
Cooking method:
1. You can take any apples. But best of all - juicy and aromatic. If you choose sour varieties, the finished pie will have a pleasant contrast of flavors, since the dough is traditionally sweet. If you take sweet fruits, then this step will sweeten the baked goods even more.
Wash the fruits and peel the skins. By the way, it is not necessary to clean it at all; the skin will soften sufficiently during baking. Cut the apples into small pieces into a bowl, add 0.5 tbsp. sugar and cinnamon, mix.
Cinnamon and apples are a classic combination that is very winning. But if you don’t like this spice, you can do without it.
2. Beat whole eggs into a deep bowl. There is no need to separate the yolks from the whites, as is done in a classic sponge cake. Add a small pinch of salt and start beating with the mixer at low speed. After a couple of minutes, increase the speed and start adding sugar in parts. Also add vanilla sugar. Beat the egg mixture for about 7 minutes. During this time, it will turn white and increase in size.
3. Be sure to sift the flour and add it into the dough in portions. Knead with a silicone spatula or spoon, making upward movements. Try to stir thoroughly so that there are no lumps left, but at the same time carefully to maintain fluffiness.
The flour is sifted to make the baked goods more fluffy. This is a way to enrich it with oxygen. And, as a bonus, remove possible debris and impurities.
4. Preheat the oven to 180º. This dough must be baked immediately so that it does not settle. Therefore the oven must be hot. Grease a baking dish with a small piece of butter. Pour in a third of the batter to cover the bottom. Place all the apples on top. And fill the filling with the remaining dough.
5.Bake the pie for 30 minutes. Do not open the door for the first 25 minutes so that the biscuit does not fall due to temperature changes, this is important. Wait for the crust to brown and check for doneness with a toothpick - it should come out dry from the dough.
Cooking time will depend on the oven itself. And on the size of the form. In a large pan, the height of the charlotte will be smaller, and accordingly it will bake faster. If you take a mold with a small diameter, the cake will turn out taller, but it will take longer to bake.
6.Remove the finished charlotte from the oven and let it cool slightly. Then remove from the mold, sprinkle with powdered sugar and decorate as desired. In the section you will see how fluffy and porous the dough is. True, it is a little dry, but with tea or coffee it is what you need.
And for those who like moister baked goods, there are other recipes, for example, with sour cream or kefir.
7. This is how you can very simply and quickly please uninvited guests or your family. It is this kind of baked goods - fragrant and appetizing - that creates an atmosphere of comfort in the home.
How to bake apple charlotte with kefir (or yogurt) and soda
Baking with kefir or yogurt will be more moist, unlike the classic version that I described above. The pie according to this recipe will be tall, fluffy and very tasty. The soda will do its loosening job, and you will see a beautiful porous structure.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 3 pcs. (the average size)
- sugar - 1 tbsp. (250 ml)
- kefir - 1 tbsp.
- flour - 2 tbsp.
- soda - 1 tsp. no slide
- apples - 5 pcs. large
Preparation:
1. Beat eggs into a bowl, add sugar and beat with a mixer until fluffy. It is not necessary to beat for too long, the mass should increase by 2 times. This will take about 5 minutes.
2.Pour kefir into a bowl, add soda to it. Stir and see the reaction: bubbles will appear, the volume of the mass will increase. Pour the fermented milk product into the eggs.
3. Sift the flour and pour into the dough. Beat well with a mixer so that there are no lumps. It is better to add flour gradually, because the amount may not be the same as indicated in the list. It depends on the size of the eggs, the thickness of the kefir, and the quality of the flour itself. Therefore, look at the consistency of the dough - it should be like thick sour cream.
4.Cut the apples into cubes. You don't have to peel the peel if you don't have time. Mix fruit and dough.
5.Take a small mold - 22-24 cm in diameter. If the shape is larger, then it is better to increase the amount of ingredients to make the charlotte tall. It is convenient to bake in a silicone mold - the cake does not stick to it and is easy to remove. It is not necessary to lubricate silicone with grease, but devices made from other materials need to be lubricated with butter or vegetable oil.
6.Pour your sweet preparation into the mold. By this time, the oven should already be preheated to 180º. Bake for 30-35 minutes until browned. Check readiness with a wooden stick - there should be no raw dough left on it.
7. Let the cake cool slightly and remove it from the pan. Boil the kettle and invite your family to a family tea party.
This recipe is basic. It can be supplemented to your taste with cinnamon, vanilla, nuts, and berries. You can even add cocoa and get a chocolate charlotte.
Recipe for charlotte with semolina on kefir: how to bake a lush charlotte pie
Charlotte with semolina on kefir is an elementary dessert, with a minimum set of products, which we often have in the refrigerator. Let's prepare a lush charlotte together and delight our family and friends. I am sure that this pie recipe will take its rightful place in your cookbook and you will love it as much as I do! Let's get started...
Ingredients:
- Semolina - 1 glass
- Kefir - 1 glass
- Sugar - 1 glass
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
- Butter - 50 gr.
- Apples - 3 pcs. (medium size)
- A pinch of salt
- Baking powder - 2 tsp.
- Vanilla to taste.
Preparation
So, our semolina will serve as flour, so we need to pour kefir into the semolina and let it swell for about 40 minutes.
Important! If you want to bake fluffy semolina charlotte, do not neglect the soaking time. Otherwise, the semolina grains will settle to the bottom, and the cake will be uneven, gummy, and may appear raw.
Take the butter out of the refrigerator and let it melt. In a deep container, knead the butter and sugar and a pinch of salt with a fork.
Beat in the eggs and mix the mixture until smooth.
If you want to prepare a fluffy, rich charlotte and time allows you, then separate the eggs from the yolks and beat the whites until thick foam and add them last. Namely: first of all, mix the yolks with sugar and butter, then add the swollen semolina, and then the whites whipped into a thick foam.
When the semolina swells, the mixture becomes homogeneous and thick. Stir it and add it to the egg-oil mixture.
Then wash, peel and finely chop the apples, add them to the dough and mix everything well. Pour the dough into a mold lined with parchment. The consistency of the dough should be slightly thicker than for pancakes.
Place the charlotte with semolina on kefir into a preheated oven at 180C and bake for 40 minutes.
Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool, then decorate it with powdered sugar.
And this is what our lush charlotte looks like in cross-section
Now the dessert is ready! Bon appetit!
Video recipe for manna (aka charlotte) with kefir
Lush charlotte with apples and cinnamon in a slow cooker
For those whose oven malfunctions and bakes unevenly, there is a great option to bake a delicious apple pie in a slow cooker. It will make a fluffy charlotte, only the top will be white, not rosy.
Ingredients:
- apples - 2 pcs.
- sugar - 170 gr.
- flour - 180 gr.
- eggs - 3 pcs.
- cinnamon - 1 tsp.
- vanillin - on the tip of a knife
- salt - a pinch
Cooking method:
1. Separate the yolks from the whites.
In order for the whites to beat well, not a drop of yolk, water or fat should get into them. Therefore, take clean, dry dishes for proteins.
2.Add a pinch of salt to the whites and start beating with a mixer at low speed. After 3 minutes, increase the speed. Beat until thick white foam appears. Next, start adding sugar in portions without stopping whisking. Work until the mixture forms firm peaks and is thick and fluffy and will not leak when you turn the bowl over.
3.Add one yolk at a time to the whipped whites and then beat with a mixer until smooth.
4.Add vanillin to the dough. Add the sifted flour little by little and stir with a spoon, using smooth movements, from bottom to top, so that the beaten eggs do not lose their airiness.
5.Wash the apples, peel and cut into thin slices.
6. Grease the multicooker bowl with vegetable oil, place fruit on the bottom and sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour the dough over the fruit and smooth it out. The dough is quite dense due to well-beaten egg whites.
7.Close the lid and set the “Baking” program for 1 hour.
8. At the end of the program, open the lid and check for readiness with a match. Let cool slightly and then remove the cake from the bowl. Since the top of this charlotte is not golden brown, it is served upside down, with the filling facing up. If desired, you can decorate with powdered sugar.
9.As you can see in the photo, the result is a fluffy sponge cake, dry, with caramel apples on top. Happy tea drinking everyone!
Baking with cottage cheese
This charlotte turns out very tasty and tender. Apples go perfectly with curd mass. The dish can be served with all kinds of sweet sauces.
In addition, the recipe belongs to the category of quick baking. For the dish you will need the following ingredients:
- 300 g of cottage cheese;
- 4 eggs;
- soda and a couple of drops of vinegar 9%;
- 100 grams of flour;
- one and a half glasses of sugar;
- one third of a stick of butter;
- three apples.
Here's how to cook it:
- Take a third of the sugar and mix it with softened butter until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved.
- Then add the same amount of cottage cheese and sugar and stir to form a paste.
- Separate the whites from the yolks and add 50 grams of sugar to them. Beat the mixture until foam appears.
- Grind the yolks with the same amount of sugar.
- First add the yolks into the curd mass, and then the whites.
- Gradually add baking soda and flour. The dough should be quite thick.
- Cut the apple into small pieces and add to the curd mixture.
- Cover the form with parchment and place the dough.
- Bake the charlotte for 35 minutes. Then take it out and cut it into pieces. Baked goods can be served hot.
Video recipe for making apple pie with margarine
This is an economical option for making charlotte. Butter can be replaced with vegetable margarine, it turns out cheap, but no less tasty. At the same time, the finished apple pie will be more satisfying. It will bake well and quickly.
I found an excellent video recipe for you, where an experienced housewife will share the secrets of preparing this aromatic pastry. Also from the video you will learn how to make the surface of charlotte glossy and bright, well, very appetizing.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 3 pcs.
- sugar - 100 gr.
- flour - 200 gr.
- margarine - 150 gr.
- vanilla - 1 pack
- baking powder - 1 pack
- large apples - 7 pcs.
Multicooker recipe
The easiest recipe in a slow cooker. For this dish it is not necessary to use baking powder or soda, as the baked goods will turn out fluffy. It is worth considering that when prepared in this way, the top of the charlotte will turn out to be pale, so you can decorate it with something.
For the recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- 150 grams of flour and sugar each;
- 3 eggs;
- 4 apples;
- 20 grams of butter.
So, let's start cooking:
- First, turn on the slow cooker and melt the butter in it.
- Add a couple of spoons of sugar. You can also use powdered sugar if you are afraid that sugar crystals will scratch the surface of the bowl.
- Cut the apples into slices and place them in an even layer.
- For the dough, mix eggs with sugar and then add flour. Beat the mixture to the consistency of sour cream.
- Pour the resulting solution over the apples.
- Cook for 35 minutes in baking mode.
The dessert can be made not only in the oven, but also in the microwave. The dish goes great with whipped cream, jam or ice cream.
A simple and delicious recipe for charlotte with apples and lingonberries
If you add berries to apples, you get even more delicious and varied baked goods. I suggest preparing charlotte with the addition of lingonberries. If you don't have fresh fruits, you can use frozen ones. You can also use cranberries, cherries, black currants, raspberries, strawberries and other berries.
Ingredients:
- sugar - 1 tbsp. (250 ml)
- flour - 1 tbsp.
- eggs - 4 pcs.
- baking powder - 0.5 tsp. (can be replaced with slaked soda)
- apples - 4-5 pcs.
- lingonberries - 1 tbsp.
- vanillin - to taste
- butter for greasing the pan
- powdered sugar - for decoration
Preparation:
1. The eggs are beaten whole. You can do this with a mixer, or with a food processor. Start beating 4 eggs, after a couple of minutes add sugar little by little and beat for another 5-7 minutes until fluffy.
2.Add sifted flour, vanillin and baking powder. Beat again until smooth.
3. Start preparing the apples. First, wash them, of course, and then cut them into slices, cutting out the core. No need to peel.
4. Grease the mold with butter, and the sides too. Place half the apple slices and half the berries on the bottom. Fill with half the dough. Place the fruits and lingonberries on top again and fill with the rest of the dough. Use a spoon or spatula to smooth the surface of the pie.
5. Bake the dessert with such a delicious filling in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 40 minutes. Perhaps your oven will do it faster, keep an eye on the process.
6.Remove the finished charlotte from the mold by running a knife along the edges. You can decorate as you wish. This is a very quick recipe that will make a lush apple pie even for a novice cook.
Charlotte with margarine - quick recipe
Preparing a delicious dessert according to the proposed recipe will not take much time. Here it is important to knead the dough well and also cut the apples as thin as possible. Required cooking time is no more than 40 minutes. Delicious and tender charlotte on margarine with apples is suitable for tea for six people.
We will need:
- chicken egg (3 pieces);
- apple (1 red);
- sugar (1 cup);
- margarine (50 g);
- green apples (3 pieces);
- cinnamon (to taste);
- baking powder (1 teaspoon);
- salt (to taste).
- Multi-colored fruits were not chosen by chance, since we will use some to prepare the filling, and others to decorate the finished pie. However, both should be thoroughly washed and cleaned. Green fruits are cut into small cubes, and red fruits into thin slices.
- The eggs should be broken and the yolks and whites separated, placing them in different containers. Using a whisk or blender, beat the whites until you get a thick, voluminous foam. Pour sugar into it and then pour in the yolks.
- Add softened margarine there, and the mass must be stirred constantly. At the end, add flour and vanillin, also without stopping stirring. The finishing touch is to add salt and baking powder. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed again.
- Grease the baking tray well with oil and pour a little dough. Next, the dough mass is covered with a layer of apple filling. Then the remaining dough is poured in, and slices of red apples are beautifully laid out on top (apple slices should be greased with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar on top). If desired, you can form rose buds from red apple slices by twisting them into tubes and evenly placing them over the top of the pie.
- The baking time should be at least 25 minutes at a temperature of 180°C. This time will be enough for the apple colors to caramelize, and the dough to turn out golden brown and incredibly tasty.
We offer another charlotte recipe:
Delicious charlotte with semolina and apples in the oven
Everyone knows the ability of semolina to adsorb liquid well, while the grain itself increases several times. When this ingredient is added to baked goods, it acquires amazing properties. For example, a pie with semolina almost never burns; it bakes perfectly and evenly. In addition, it turns out very fluffy and crumbly.
If you layer this dessert with some other cream (or simply spread it with condensed milk or ready-made chocolate paste), you will get a real cake. In addition, making the dough for charlotte with semolina takes 10 minutes, which is a valuable factor in our time.
Ingredients:
- apples - 300 gr.
- eggs - 3 pcs.
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
- low-fat sour cream - 1 tbsp.
- semolina - 1 tbsp.
- flour - 1 tbsp.
- soda - 1 tsp.
- vinegar 9% - 1 tbsp. (can be replaced with natural vinegar or lemon juice)
Cooking method:
1. Cut the apples in half, remove the seeds and cut into slices.
2. Beat eggs into a bowl and add sugar. Using a regular hand whisk, lightly beat. In this recipe, you don’t need to beat until stiff, so you can do without a mixer. Simply mix the contents. But, if you want, you can stir the whole dough with a mixer, it will be even faster.
3.Add sour cream to the eggs and stir again.
4.Next, add the semolina and stir with a whisk so that there are no lumps.
5. Be sure to sift the flour and add it to the dough, mix. At the end, extinguish the soda with vinegar and pour into the total mass.
6.Combine apples and dough. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees. While it heats up, the semolina will have time to swell.
7. Grease a heat-resistant form with odorless vegetable oil and lay out the workpiece. Bake for about 40 minutes until done. Use your oven as a guide.
8. That’s the whole simple recipe, which can become a lifesaver whenever you don’t have enough time. Better spend time on your loved ones. And then surprise them with delicious pastries, which will already make themselves felt with a wafting aroma. Such a charlotte, as can be seen in the photo, is lush and tall.
A little history
Before we learn the secrets of cooking, let's take a short excursion into history. Charlotte is often called a pie with apples made from biscuit dough.
This is a simple and versatile recipe that doesn't require much effort. This pie can also be prepared with other fruits.
Traditionally, such pastries are prepared in the autumn.
Initially, charlotte was the name for a completely different dish, which was more like a casserole or pudding.
This type of pie first appeared in England. It consisted of layers of apples with sugar and stale wheat bread, which was soaked in a mixture of milk and eggs.
Pudding was served with ice cream, cream or whipped cream.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the popular chef Marie-Antoine Carême created a dessert he called Russian charlotte.
This dish consists of sponge cake with whipped cream and Bavarian cream. The origin of the name of the dish has several versions. According to some sources, the word comes from the Old English charlyt .
It refers to a dish with sugar, milk and eggs. According to other versions, the pie owes its name to Queen Charlotte, who grew apple trees. But there are also those who think that the name was invented by a chef fascinated by a girl named Charlotte.
Cooking fluffy charlotte with sour cream in the oven - step-by-step recipe
If you add sour cream to the charlotte dough, you will get a moister pie. This option is very popular, along with kefir dough and the classic one. To decide what tastes better, you need to try all these recipes and choose your favorite. Personally, my favorite is this one. It's simple, quick and delicious. I recommend taking a sample.
Ingredients:
- sour cream - 200 ml
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
- flour - 1 tbsp.
- eggs - 2 pcs.
- soda - 0.5 tsp. (can be replaced with baking powder)
- salt - a pinch
- sour or sweet and sour apples - 5 pcs. large
Cooking method:
1. Stir sour cream with soda. Additionally, there is no need to extinguish the soda; there is enough acid in sour cream for this.
2.In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with sugar, adding another pinch of salt. There is no need to beat vigorously until foamy; you can use a hand whisk.
Salt is usually added to sweet baked goods to enhance the effect of sugar.
3.Combine eggs with sour cream.
4. Sift flour into the dough and thoroughly knead the base for the pie. There should be no lumps in it, it will have a medium consistency, flowing off the spoon like a wide ribbon.
5.Cut the apples into fairly large pieces, which will then be felt in the charlotte. If you cut it finely and thinly, then the softened fruits will be “lost” in the dough. I love it when you can see them. You can do as you wish.
6. Grease the mold with vegetable oil, pour a third of the dough into it. Place apples on top and fill them with dough again. Use a spoon to smooth the surface.
It is convenient to work with liquid dough using a silicone spatula. She will scrape it out of the bowl well and even it out perfectly.
7. You need to bake this fluffy charlotte in a preheated oven at 180º for 35-40 minutes.
8.Now feel free to cut off the soft piece that’s just asking to be put into your mouth. And enjoy that apple flavor!
Balloon in a slow cooker: how to cook apple pie
Charlotte is a sweet dessert that is baked using apples and biscuit dough. This delicacy is so simple to prepare that many begin their culinary training with it. Because it successfully combines the availability of products, ease and speed of preparation.
The exact origin of charlotte is not clear. It is known that, according to one assumption, it came from the Old English word “charlyt”, which means a dish where eggs are beaten with sugar and milk. Now in English this pie is called “charlotte”. Another version says that the pastry owes its name to Queen Charlotte - she planted apple orchards. And some believe that the dessert got its name thanks to a cook who was in love with a woman named Charlotte.
Interestingly, the classic charlotte is originally a German dish, more like a pudding, which is made from white bread, fruit, liqueur and custard. Bread and fruit pudding was served with whipped cream, cream or ice cream.
Subtleties of making charlotte
- Traditionally, charlotte pie is baked with apples, the best variety of which is Antonovka. They have a pleasant aroma and piquant sourness, which perfectly complements and complements the taste of the biscuit. It is also possible to replace Antonovka with other apples with a sour taste.
Apples should have elastic, strong skin and a pronounced, strong aroma.
If the apples are sweet, then sourness is added to the charlotte with black currants, cranberries or a slice of sour plums.
To make the sponge cake tender, fluffy and not collapse, you need to separate the whites from the yolks. Beat the chilled whites into a stiff foam, gradually adding sugar and flour. The yolks are added to the dough last.
The charlotte is baked in a well-heated oven at 180°C for 30–40 minutes.
The oven must not be opened during cooking, otherwise the biscuit will collapse.
To prevent the baked goods from burning, you can place a baking sheet with coarse salt in the bottom of the oven, and place the baking sheet with charlotte on the middle level above the salt.
The finished charlotte is placed on a damp towel. This will help you remove it easily from the mold.
- The pie is served 10–15 minutes after it is ready. Its taste will be perfectly complemented by sour cream or a scoop of chocolate ice cream.
Improvement of charlotte
An ordinary apple charlotte can turn into a festive pie. To do this, you need to experiment a little with the dough.
For greater fluffiness, baking powder is added.
Separately beating the yolks and whites gives a good result - the sponge cake turns out more airy and fluffy.
The pleasant taste of the pie is obtained on the basis of sponge choux pastry, when eggs and sugar are beaten in a water bath.
If you replace part of the flour with starch (potato, corn or wheat), then the biscuit will come out light, porous and will crumble less.
In order for the biscuit to rise evenly and well, only the bottom of the mold should be greased with oil; it is advisable to use Teflon or silicone, because they require virtually no lubrication.
Curd charlotte: grandma's recipe with apples and cottage cheese
Do you want to eat not only tasty food, but also benefit from it? Then bake pies with added cottage cheese! I very often add this dairy product to charlotte, it turns out very tasty. And the children eat with pleasure, although you can’t stuff cottage cheese into them in its pure form...
Ingredients:
- cottage cheese - 200 gr.
- eggs - 4 pcs.
- apples - 3 pcs.
- sugar - 150 gr.
- sour cream - 3 tbsp.
- flour - 200 gr.
- baking powder - 10 gr.
- butter - 20 gr.
- salt - a pinch
- cinnamon - optional
Preparation:
1. Beat eggs into a deep bowl, add sugar. Beat these products with a mixer for 2 minutes. A little foam will appear on the surface, the mass will turn slightly white.
2.Take another container. Place sour cream and cottage cheese in it. Beat with a mixer at low speed until smooth.
If you use paste-like cottage cheese, it will not be felt in the charlotte. If you use grainy cottage cheese, white grains will be visible in the apple pie.
3.Add the curd mass to the eggs and combine everything together using a mixer, blender or whisk.
4. Sift the flour and mix with baking powder, also add salt to these bulk products. Add flour into the dough little by little and stir. The output should be a thick dough that will fall in large drops from the spoon.
5. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle with flour. Pour all the dough into the mold, smooth it out. It is convenient to use a silicone spatula in this case.
6. Wash the apples and cut into thin slices. Fruits of different varieties sound very advantageous in charlotte; a richness of flavors appears. Arrange the fruit slices over the pie and sprinkle cinnamon on top if desired.
7.Bake the dessert in a preheated oven at 180º for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
8.Remove the finished charlotte from the oven, which already smells throughout the entire apartment. Let it cool a little and you can cut it.
To ensure better baking performance, place the hot pan on a damp towel.
Recipe with sour cream
So, let's look at a simple recipe with sour cream step by step. It is important that the sour cream is full-fat, and even better, natural.
For cooking you will need the following products:
- 150 grams each of flour and sour cream;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 2 eggs;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 2 apples;
- a pinch of cinnamon and vanilla.
Here's how to prepare the dish:
- In a deep bowl, mix eggs, sugar and sour cream. Whisk these products.
- Add cinnamon and vanilla.
- Combine baking soda and flour in another container. The mixture should be sifted through a sieve.
- Cut the apples into slices.
- Grease the baking dish with butter. When laying, alternate layers of dough and apples. Place two layers between three layers of dough.
- Cook the dish in the oven at 180 degrees for 45 minutes.
A simple recipe for dough for fluffy charlotte with mayonnaise
Anyone who has not tried putting mayonnaise in sweet desserts thinks that this is some kind of strange recipe. In fact, the result is unexpected, but positive. It is this additive that will make the dough more fluffy and airy, which is what we are trying to achieve.
Ingredients:
- flour - 1 tbsp.
- brown sugar - 0.5 tbsp.
- eggs - 3 pcs.
- mayonnaise - 200 gr. (can be homemade)
- sour cream - 2 tbsp.
- salt - a pinch
- baking powder - 10 gr.
- apples - 5 pcs.
- cinnamon - a pinch
- butter and semolina - for greasing the pan
Preparation:
1. The dough is prepared according to this recipe as simply as possible. There is no need to knead it in several stages or add ingredients in parts. All products are placed in a deep bowl and mixed until smooth.
Add sifted flour, baking powder, beat in eggs, add sugar, mayonnaise, sour cream, salt. Stir with a hand whisk or even just a fork.
2. Peel the apples and cut into slices. Grease the pan with a piece of butter and sprinkle with semolina - this way the cake will definitely not stick.
3. Place fruit slices on the bottom and sprinkle them with cinnamon. Fill the filling with dough and place in a preheated oven (temperature - 180-190 degrees) for 40 minutes.
4. Very quick charlotte is ready in a hurry. You can brew tea and treat everyone to this dessert.
Kefir recipe
For this kefir recipe you will need the following products:
- 150 g flour;
- 100 g each of butter and milk;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 4 pieces of apples.
Preparation includes the following steps:
- Soften the butter, add sugar and grind.
- Quench the soda with kefir, pour in milk and add an egg.
- Gradually add sifted flour and stir. Beat the dough with a mixer.
- The dough should resemble sour cream. The consistency can be controlled using flour and kefir.
- Wash and cut the fruits.
- Place half of the dough into the pan, then the apples and the remaining half.
- Preheat the oven in advance. Place a baking sheet and bake for an hour at 180 degrees.
- You can check the doneness of the baked goods using a toothpick. If there are pieces of raw dough left on it, then the charlotte is not baked.
How to make a delicious charlotte stuffed with apples and bananas
If you add a banana to apples, you get a charlotte with a new taste. It will be sweeter, more exotic. Children will especially like this move, as well as all lovers of these yellow fruits.
Ingredients:
- flour - 1 tbsp.
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
- eggs - 4 pcs.
- apples - 400 gr.
- banana - 1 pc.
- salt - 0.5 tsp.
- baking powder - 1 tsp.
- cinnamon - 0.5 tsp.
- powdered sugar - for decoration
Preparation:
1. The beginning of preparation is classic: using a mixer, mix eggs with sugar and salt. Beat until fluffy foam is achieved for 5-7 minutes.
2.Pour pre-sifted flour, baking powder and cinnamon into the fluffy mass. Mix all the ingredients to form a homogeneous dough with the consistency of thick sour cream. To speed up the process, use a mixer or blender.
3. Grease the mold in which you will bake with vegetable oil and sprinkle with a little sugar.
In the oven, the sugar will melt, mix with the released apple juice and you will get a delicious caramel crust.
4.Cut the apples into slices and the banana into slices. Place the prepared slices on the bottom, but not all, but about a quarter of the total. Place a few banana slices on top of the apples. Sprinkle the fruit with cinnamon.
5.Mix the dough with the remaining fruits and pour this mixture into the mold. Use a spoon to smooth the surface of the dough.
6. Place the charlotte to bake in a well-heated oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes. When the top of this delicious cake is golden brown, test it for doneness with a matchstick.
7.Wait for the apple-banana treat to cool, remove it from the mold, decorate it to your liking and serve as a dessert. It turns out to be a very tender pie, and the cinnamon perfectly complements the fruity notes. Try making this charlotte too - fluffy and tasty.
Quick apple pie with sunflower oil
Quick recipes are prepared from those products that are always in the refrigerator. Often there is nothing but sunflower oil and eggs. So let's prepare a delicious dessert for tea based on these ingredients.
We use refined, deodorized oil. So that its smell is not felt in baked goods.
Ingredients:
We use a standard glass volume - 250 ml.
Preparation
Take a deep bowl and beat the eggs into it. Add sugar and beat. We need to get a homogeneous mass, pour oil into it and mix everything.
Add flour, slaked soda and cinnamon in parts. Be sure to sift the flour in advance so that our cake turns out airy.
During this time, grate the apples.
Combine all ingredients and mix. We try to make sure that every piece of fruit is coated with dough. I mix with a whisk.
Now let's select the form. I have a round leaf with a diameter of 24 cm. I lubricate it with oil and a silicone brush. I coat the sides well.
And pour the dough into it.
Heat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the dessert for 40-45 minutes.
Check readiness with a toothpick or the tip of a knife. We pierce our pie in the middle. And let's see what's left on the toothpick. If there is raw dough on it, it means it’s too early to pull out the dessert. If it comes out dry, then it’s time to drink tea with dessert.
Lush charlotte with pears and honey: video recipe
Have you tried honey charlotte? If not, then you should definitely try it! Honey will make the dough more aromatic and caramel-like. I really love the Honey cake, but it takes a long time to work with it. But to prepare this sweetness you will need a minimum of time.
I suggest watching this video recipe, which very clearly shows how to knead the dough and bake a lush pie with pears. But in fact, you can use almost any fruit and berries as a filling: apples, plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries, etc. You can take only one type of fruit, or you can make a mix - it will be even tastier.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 5 pcs.
- flour - 1 tbsp.
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
- honey - 3 tbsp.
- pears - 7 pcs. (or apples and pears)
- vanillin - on the tip of a knife
- powdered sugar - for decoration
Pie with apples and cherries in the oven
If you want to see bright colors on your table, then dilute the classic charlotte with cherries. It will turn out not only beautiful, but also extremely tasty. I suggest making biscuit dough on an egg base. The result will be a mega tender and fluffy pie, with a pleasant sourness.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 7 pcs.
- flour - 7 tbsp.
- sugar - 7 tbsp.
- vanilla sugar - 0.5 tsp.
- apples - 3 pcs.
- cherry - 1 tbsp. (can be frozen)
Preparation:
1. Separate the yolks from the whites of the eggs. Do this carefully to keep the whites clean. Pour all the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar into the yolks. Beat with a mixer until foamy. At the same time, the mass will become lighter. Beat for about 3 minutes.
2. First sift the flour, and then add it into the yolks 3-4 times and stir well so that there are no lumps.
3.Beat the whites separately until they become fluffy and dense. This will take about 10 minutes.
To make the whites whip better, add a pinch of salt or a teaspoon of lemon juice. It is also desirable that the protein be chilled.
4.Add the whites to the mixture with the yolks. Again, not in one go, but in 2-3. Mix the ingredients carefully to maintain fluffiness and airiness. Otherwise, the charlotte may turn out flat.
5. Line a springform baking pan with parchment paper. Place the sliced apples on the bottom. Place pitted cherries on top.
You can quickly remove the pit from fresh berries using a pin.
6. Pour the prepared dough into the filling and smooth it out with a spatula.
7. Preheat the oven to 180º. This dough cannot be left standing for long, otherwise it will settle. Since there is no baking powder in it, then later you will not see a lush pie. Immediately place the dessert in the oven and keep it there for 25-30 minutes. Do not open the door for the first 25 minutes!
8.Take out the finished baked goods, use a knife to run along the edge of the pan and remove the sides. Place a plate on top of the charlotte and turn it over. Remove the bottom and paper. There will be apples and cherries on top. Sprinkle the resulting dessert with powdered sugar and place it on the table.
9.Look at the photo, how beautiful it turns out. A piece just begs to be put into your mouth. Bon appetit!
Cooking secrets
If you don't know how to make a pie, then I offer you some useful tips from real chefs.
If you use them, your charlotte will be airy and tasty:
- Be sure to sift the flour. When packaged, it becomes dense and can form into lumps. When sifting, the flour will become more loose and the charlotte will become fluffy.
- Beat eggs with sugar. You can separate the yolks from the whites.
- The dough should be liquid but homogeneous. You can use a mixer or blender.
- Add some baking powder.
- Apples should be chosen sour varieties. Juicy and sweet fruits are not suitable.
- Fruits need to be laid out in layers.
- To prevent the baked goods from burning, grease the pan with oil and cover it with paper. To prevent the cake from turning out greasy, you can sprinkle semolina on top of the butter layer.
- Do not open the door while baking in the oven, as the dough may fall out.
- It is important to achieve uniform baking, since one edge may bake more and the other less. In this case, the baked goods can be placed on the middle level, and on the lower baking sheet with coarse salt.
- You can make the pie taste even better by adding ingredients such as cherries, peaches, nuts, custard, lemon, yogurt and currants.
- If you put mayonnaise instead of sour cream, the dough will be more tender. You can make the dough with margarine.
- The pie can be made without apples. For example, use pears instead.
- To beautifully decorate the baking surface, place the half-moon slices overlapping each other.
- For a lean pie, you can use water instead of sour cream and eggs.
Options for preparing a wonderful recipe can be seen in the video. Our detailed recipes with photos will also tell you how to bake a delicious pie.
Cooking charlotte without a mixer with baking powder
If you don’t have a mixer or want to quickly prepare dessert for a family dinner, then use this recipe. As you can see from the list of ingredients, in addition to the products necessary for the biscuit, butter appears. This will play a key role. So let's cook.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 5 pcs.
- sugar - 300 gr.
- vanillin - 1 gr.
- salt - 0.5 tsp.
- baking powder - 10 gr.
- premium flour - 300 gr.
- apples - 1 kg
- butter - 200 gr.
Cooking method:
1. Beat the eggs whole into a bowl, add sugar to them. Stir with a fork or whisk until smooth.
2.Add salt and vanillin to the egg mixture.
3. Melt the butter. You can not completely heat it to a liquid state, but soften it greatly by heating it. Add fat to the dough and stir.
4. All that remains is to add flour and baking powder. Add the whole amount at once, sifting through it. Stir, try to get rid of lumps. The finished dough should be like good, thick sour cream.
5. Peel the apples and cut into thin slices. Add the filling to the liquid base and stir.
6. Cover a mold (in this case, 22 cm) with parchment and grease with butter. Pour out all the dough and smooth it out. Place the dough in an oven preheated to 160º and bake for 45 minutes.
If your pan is larger in diameter, the charlotte will bake faster, but will be shorter in height.
7.Remove the dessert from the mold and enjoy the result.
Recipe for making a quick margarine pie
Margarine is often used in baking as a budget fat. At home, I prefer to replace it with butter. But my grandmother only cooks apple pie with it. I'll give you the recipe.
Let's take:
Preparation
First we cook the apples. We cut them and remove the core. We cut off all damage and darkened areas. Let's cut them into slices.
Beat the eggs into a bowl, mix with sugar and stir.
Add vanillin, add flour and baking powder.
Spread softened margarine into the dough. To make it melt faster, I divide the pack into several parts. Or I heat it a little in the microwave. It takes 2 minutes at maximum power.
Mix all ingredients until smooth.
Pour pieces of fruit into the dough.
Place the dough into a greased pan and smooth it over the surface. The top can be decorated with apples or cinnamon.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees.
