Milopita
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
8 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Greek
Milopita
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Milopita (μηλόπιτα) is the traditional Greek version of apple pie with cinnamon, halfway between a soft cake dough and a pastry.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb apples (3 or 4 apples)
- ⅓ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 13 tablespoons soft butter divided
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter (for the mold)
- 1 tablespoon flour (for the mold)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 320 F / 160 C.
- Thinly slice the peeled and seeded apples.
- Immediately drizzle lemon juice and mix to coat all the apple slices.
- In a non-stick pan, add 4 tablespoons (60 g) of butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and heat over medium-low heat to dissolve the sugar. Set aside.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff.
- In a bowl, mix the flour and baking powder.
- In the bowl of the robot, beat 9 tablespoons (125 g) of soft butter for 5 minutes with the sugar, lemon zest and vanilla until the mixture whitens.
- Add the egg yolks one by one while continuing to beat at medium speed.
- Add the mixture of flour and baking powder, then gradually add the milk.
- Gently fold the whites, half of them at a time.
- Pour the dough into a 10-inch (25 cm) diameter round cake pan with a high edge, previously buttered and floured.
- Drain the apples.
- Arrange them harmoniously on the dough by pressing them slightly.
- Pour the reserved melted butter on the apples.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Sprinkle icing sugar on the lukewarm milopita.
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