Yeast Placek with Apples

• I had been making several recipes with plums and wanted to make a placek – flat cake – with a plum topping.
• However I ran out of plums whilst making other recipes, so decided to try this with apples instead.
• My Bramley apples are not yet ripe so I used eating apples instead.
• I might have to amended the recipe slightly if using cooking apples. 
• Yesterday I bought some more plums so will try this out next.
• The yeast pastry is the same as used earlier for my  drożdżówki – sweet yeast buns with rhubarb and with whinberries.

Ingredients 

• 200g & 50g plain flour
• 150 ml warm milk
• 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar
• ½ tablespoon of dried yeast
• *
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• 60g granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• *
• 3 or 4 eating apples
• 1-2 tablespoons of sugar
• ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• *
• Icing sugar to dust

Method 

• Mix the milk, yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 50g of plain flour.
• Leave for 20 minutes.
• Put the 200g of plain flour, 60g of sugar, salt, yolks and yeast mixture in a bowl.
• Mix together to form a soft dough.
• Add a little extra milk if this is too dry.
• Knead for 10 minutes – set a timer – till you get a smooth ball.
• Cover and leave for 1½ – 2 hours.
• *
• Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• *
• Peel and core the apples.
• Cut them into thin slices.
• Mix them with the sugar and cinnamon.
• *
• Lightly mix the dough back into a ball.
• Roll out and stretch the dough to fit the baking tray.
• Place the apples and sugar mix on top.
• Cover and leave for 30 minutes.
• *
• Pre-heat the oven  to GM5- 200°C.
• Bake for 20 -25 minutes.
• Leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Dust with icing sugar to serve.