Crumbly apple-curd pie with nuts
4 servings
70 minutes
Crumble apple-cheese pie with nuts is a true delight inspired by American baking traditions. Its crispy shortcrust pastry, rich in the aroma of butter and nuts, hides a tender cheese-apple filling. The combination of sweet apples, soft cheese, and crunchy nuts creates a layered flavor: it is simultaneously fresh, creamy, and nutty. This pie is perfect for cozy home tea times as well as festive treats. Its crumbly structure and aroma that unfolds with each bite make it a culinary masterpiece that captures hearts from the very first bite.
1
Sift the flour.
- Wheat flour: 225 g
2
Cut the butter into pieces.
- Butter: 110 g
3
Combine flour, butter, baking powder, and sugar (1/2 cup).
- Wheat flour: 225 g
- Butter: 110 g
- Baking powder (raising agent): 0.8 teaspoon
- Sugar: 1 glass
4
Rub with fingers until crumbly.
5
Add the chopped nuts blended in a blender. Mix.
- Roasted walnuts: 50 g
- Roasted hazelnuts: 50 g
- Roasted cashews: 50 g
6
Combine the cottage cheese with eggs, sugar (1/2), and sour cream.
- Soft curd cheese: 175 g
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Sugar: 1 glass
- Sour cream: 75 g
7
Grate the apples on a coarse grater and add to the cottage cheese-egg mixture. Mix well.
- Apple: 2 pieces
8
Line a fireproof dish with baking paper, add 2/3 of the crumb base, then the filling, smooth it out, and sprinkle with the remaining crumbs.
- Wheat flour: 225 g
- Butter: 110 g
- Baking powder (raising agent): 0.8 teaspoon
- Sugar: 1 glass
- Roasted walnuts: 50 g
- Roasted hazelnuts: 50 g
- Roasted cashews: 50 g
9
Bake in a preheated oven at 200C for 40-50 minutes.
