Meringue Apple Pie

Name: Meringue Apple Pie
Ingredients: Pie crust; 100 g butter; 100 ml sugar; 2 egg yolks; 275 ml all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Filling; 250 g sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 50 ml sugar; 300 ml sliced apples; Meringue; 3 egg whites; 150 ml sugar

14 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

Pie crust
100 g butter
100 ml sugar
2 egg yolks
275 ml all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Filling
250 g sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
50 ml sugar
300 ml sliced apples
Meringue
3 egg whites
150 ml sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 200°C Butter a 24 cm pie pan.
2

To make crust: Cream together butter and sugar.
3

Add the egg yolks, mix to combine.
4

Combine flour and baking powder, add to the butter mixture.
5

Mix to combine.
6

Press the dough on the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan.
7

To make the filling: Soften the apple slices slightly by cooking them briefly in a pot with a drop of water (or steam them over a simmering pot).
8

Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla, pour the mixture on top of the dough.
9

Arrange apple slices on top of the sour cream layer.
10

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
11

While the pie is baking, prepare the meringue:
12

Beat the egg whites until stiff.
13

Gradually beat in sugar.
14

The mixture should be very stiff.
15

When the pie has baked, increase oven temperature to 225°C Spread the meringue on top of the pie and bake for 5-15 minutes, or until the meringue begins to turn golden.