APPLE PIE/ PLACINTA CU MERE

PLACINTA CU MERE	APPLE PIE
INGREDIENTE	INGREDIENTS
ALUAT	DOUGH
750 g faina cernuta in prealabil	1.65 lbs all purpose flour
250 g unt topit	1 cup melted butter
250 ml smantana/lapte batut	1 cup sour cream or butter milk
200 g zahar(sau cat de dulce vrei)	~ 1 cup sugar or how sweer you want it
2 oua	2 eggs
1 galbenus	1 yolk
1 lingura praf de copt	1 tablespoon baking powder
1 lingura esenta rom	1 tablespoon rum
coaja lamaie	Lemon zest
UMPLUTURA	FILLING
1 ½ kg mere	A bag of 3 lbs granny smith apples
75 g gris	¼ cup of grits
200 g zahar- mai mult daca merele sunt acrisoare	1 cup sugar-more if apples are sourish
1 lingurita scortisoara	1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 lingura esenta rom	1 tablespoon rum

 

Intr-un castron se freaca untul topit cu zaharul, la care se adauga ouale si galbenusul, smantana, coaja de lamaie, iar la urma faina amestecata cu praful de copt si un varf de sare. Se amesteca toate acestea bine, pana s-a omogenizat. Aluatul il punem pe o folie de plastic presarata cu faina spre a nu se lipi, dupa care il bagam in congelator in deajuns timp sa nu inghete, dupa care la frigider pana terminam umplutura. Merele se spala bine si se rad prin razatoarea mare, se amesteca cu zaharul, grisul, scortisoara si esenta de rom, dupa care le punem intr-o tigaie mai mare sau o cratita mare la fiert in sucul lor propriu, la foc mic, pana cand merele s-au legat foarte bine cu grisul si sunt aproape fierte; dupa aceea le lasam la racit putin. Scoate aluatul din congelator sau frigider – unde le-ati pus pentru a se intari. Il impartiti in doua, dupa care faceti doua foi care le puneti pe tava: una ca baza, merele, si se acopera cu foaie. Folositi o furculita spre a face gauri in aluatul de deasupra, spre a nu face besici. Puneti placinta la cuptor la 170 grade pentru o ora. Cand e gata, o scoateti, pudrati zahar pudra, si o lasati la racit. O taiati in patratele cat de mari le doriti, dupa care serviti ori la o cafeluta, ori cu o lingura de inghetata de vanilie sau ciocolata, ori ca desert. Oricum o serviti, va asigur ca e foarte delicioasa.   Pofta mare si Domnul sa va binecuvinteze!

In a mixing bowl, mix together the melted butter, with sugar, than we add the eggs, the yolk, the sour cream/butter milk, lemon zest, than we add in the flour mixed with a pinch of salt and the baking powder. We mix all of this very well together, than we put the obtained dough onto a floured plastic wrap, than into the freezer, making sure it won’t freeze, and then  into the fridge to keep it cold. Wash the apples very good, than grate them through the big grater. When done grating the apples, mix them with the sugar, the grits, the cinnamon, and the rum essence, than put the filling into a big pan to boil the apples into their own juice to a low temperature- for about an hour- until the apples are well incorporated with the grits, and almost done. When boiled, set the pan aside, so the filling cools down. While it cools, take out the dough from the fridge, divide it into 2 equal parts, and start rolling each one of them either into squares, either into rectangular or round, whichever you prefer. One rolled dough, put it on the bottom of the baking pan, then add the filling, than cover it with the other piece of rolled dough. on top of the dough, punch holes with a fork, so no air bubbles will form. Put the pie in the oven at 360F for an hour, than take it out, powder it with sugar powder, let it cool, and then slice it into small squares. Is best if served cold with vanilla or chocolate ice cream, or on a cup of coffee, or just as it is- a simple, desert. Whichever way you serve it, I can assure you is very delicious desert.   Enjoy, and God bless you.