Tag: Apple & Sultana Filling

Apple & Sultana Tart – 2

  • In England this would be described as a pie.
  • There is no Polish word for pie.
  • This is a tart – tarta  with a lid.
  • It could be a placek if made in a rectangular tin.
  • This is made in a fluted tart tin using shortcrust pastry.
  • The filling was the Apple & Sultana mix that was in a previous post.
  • It was described as ‘gorgeous’ by one of my testers.

INGREDIENTS

  • Shortcrust pastry
  • Apple & Sultana filling
  • Egg white & sugar for the top of the pie.

METHOD

  • Butter the base and sides of a loose bottom tart tin.
  • Pre-heat the oven to GM6 – 200°C.
  • Line the base and sides of the tart tin.
  • Fill the tart with the Apple & Sultana filling.
  • Place a circle of pastry on top and seal the top with the sides.
  • Cut several slashes in the top of the pastry.
  • Brush the top with beaten egg white.
  • Sprinkle the top with granulated sugar.
  • Bake for 30 -40  minutes until the top is golden brown.

Apple & Budyń Cake

  • I have tried out several versions of cake that has apples and budyń – Polish custard in the middle.
  • After many attemps, this is the best for baking and for cutting up afterwards.
  • It consists of 4 parts: – 
  • A shortcrust base and sides
  • Cooking apples – half cooked
  • 500ml of  budyń
  • Kruszonka topping – rich crumble mix
  • I made this in a rectangular baking tin – 26 x 21cm.

INGREDIENTS

  • Shortcrust pastry – enough to cover the base & sides of the tin.
  • 3-4 large cooking apples – peeled and cored – half cooked with sugar and a little cinnamon added.
  • Budyń made with 500ml of milk & 3 egg yolks.
  • Kruszonka – crumble mixture – made with 125g of plain flour, 100g butter and 80 – 100g of granulated sugar. (Will be doing a post on this later)

Royal Doulton, sonnet, tea plate.

METHOD

  • Chop the apples and cook them with the sugar (to taste – not too sweet).
  • Add a little cinnamon.
  • Leave to cool.
  • Make the budyń with 500ml milk, 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 3 tablespoons of potato starch & 3 egg yolks.
  • Leave to cool.
  • Make the kruszonka – crumble mixture –  with 125g of plain flour, 100g butter and 80 – 100g of granulated sugar –
  • Rubbing the butter into the flour to resemble bread crumbs and stir in the sugar.
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  • Pre-heat the oven to GM7 – 220°C.
  • Grease and line with one sheet of baking paper – 2 sides and the base of  the 26 x 21cm tin.
  • Roll out the shortcrust pastry to cover the base and all sides of the tin.
  • Piece carefully when needed.
  • Prick carefully with a fork the base.
  • Using baking beans – bake the pastry blind for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the baking beans and flaten the pastry gently if need be and bake for another minute.
  • Remove the tin from the oven and leave to cool a little.
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  • Turn the oven down to GM5 – 190°C.
  • Cover the pastry with the apples – spreading out to cover the base.
  • Cover the apples with the budyń – spreading it out to cover the apples.
  • Sprinkle the crumble mixture over all the budyń.
  • Put back in the oven and bake for around 50 – 60 minutes until the top is golden.
  • Leave to go cold completely before serving.

Testers said they loved the different textures of the crumble against soft custard.

Apple & Sultana Filling

  • This is a filling based on one I found in an Austrian cookery book.
  • It is similar to the one I used in  Apple cake with sultanas.
  • This filling is one you can prepare seperately and use in a variety of cakes and pastries.
  • Unlike my previous recipes the apples here are cooked until they are a purée.

INGREDIENTS

  • 750g of cooking apples
  • 100g granulated sugar
  • 50g sultanas
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon

METHOD

  • Cook the apples with the sugar in a saucepan with a lid.
  • Keep checking and stirring so they do not burn.
  • Keep stirring until the apples are a purée.
  • Leave to cool.
  • Mix in the sultanas.
  • I think it is best to add the lemon zest just before using the filling BUT
  • You can add it now if that is easier.
  • You can leave it covered in the fridge for the next day.

Recipes using the filling will be coming up soon.