Here’s a warm, spiced, and truly nostalgic dessert:
Hungarian Apple Pie (Almás Pite) 🇭🇺 – a rustic double-crust apple slab pie with a tender dough and juicy cinnamon-apple filling. It’s a traditional favorite across Hungarian households!
🥧 Hungarian Apple Pie (Almás Pite) 🇭🇺
📝 Ingredients:
For the Dough:
- 400g (3 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour
- 200g (¾ cup + 2 tbsp) unsalted butter (cold, cubed)
- 100g (½ cup) sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 4–5 tbsp sour cream or yogurt
- Pinch of salt
For the Filling:
- 1.2–1.5 kg (2.5–3 lbs) tart apples (e.g., Granny Smith), peeled and grated
- 100g (½ cup) sugar (adjust to apple sweetness)
- 1–2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 2–3 tbsp semolina or breadcrumbs (to absorb excess juice)