Polish Apple Cake - Jablecznik
Jablecznik is what we call it in Polish. Great dessert for any occasion. Full of apples, low in sugar, delish crispy crust.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Polish
Servings 12
Calories 270 kcal
- 2 cups All purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 large eggs separated
- 8 tbs very cold butter
- 4 large Golden Delicious apples 28 oz
- 6 medium Granny Smith apples 28 oz
- 2 tsp cinnamon
For the dough
Mix half of cup of sugar and 2 cups of flour, add 2 tsp baking powder, plus pinch of salt
Separate egg yolks from egg whites
Add 3 egg yolks to the flour mix
Dice very cold butter (8 tbs) and add to flour mix
Combine ingredients using dough and pastry blender or fork
If needed, add 2 tbs ice cold water for the dough to combine
Divide the dough: from about 1/3 of the dough form a ball, wrap in wrapping paper or place in a ziploc bag and place it in the freezer while you prepare the rest of ingredients
Place the rest of the dough on a floured surface and using rolling pin roll into a rectangle that will fit your baking dish (mine is 9 by 13 inches)
Place the dough into baking dish lined with parchment paper and press so it fits well
Pierce the dough with a fork to prevent the dough from rising in the oven when being baked
Preheat your oven to 350F and bake the dough for 15 minutes
While the dough is in the oven prepare apple filling
Peel 28 oz of Golden Delicious apples (4 large ones) and 28 oz Granny Smith apples (6 medium size) - you can also use any apples you like: these are just the ones I prefer. Golden Delicious are sweet apples and Granny Smith are harder and tart apples
Grate the apples on medium side of grater
Place the grated apples of a sieve to release the juices, you can press the apples down at the end to make sure they are not too wet as it would make soggy dough
Let the apples sit and release juices while you prepare egg white layer
Remove the dough from the oven
Add 2 tsp of cinnamon to apples and mix
Add the apples to the dough (it doesnt have to be cooled)
Press slightly to even out
Spread egg whites over the apples
Remove the frozen dough from freezer and grate it over the egg whites
Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes
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