Loose Apple Pie "Three Glasses" - Simple and Delicious

Country kitchen

Easy-to-make pies are advantageous because they're a delicious and sweet treat that doesn't require much time or effort. One such dessert is the "Three Glasses" apple pie, so named because it requires exactly one glass of each of the main ingredients. This pie is called a "spreadable" pie because of the preparation technique: instead of a thick dough, a dry mixture is poured into a baking pan, which turns into a baked good in the oven. Are you ready to try this exciting recipe? Here are step-by-step photos of the pie's preparation with a detailed description.

Ingredients:

juicy apples – 6 pcs.;
wheat flour – 1 cup;
sugar – 1 tbsp.;
semolina – 1 tbsp.;
cinnamon – 2 tsp;
baking powder – 2 level teaspoons;
vanilla sugar – 10 g;
butter – 100 g.

Additionally, you will need a piece of butter and a little flour to coat the baking dish.

How to make a Three Glasses Pie

Take a large bowl and mix the dry ingredients. First, place the flour and sugar in the bowl and stir with a spoon.

Add semolina to this mixture and stir again.

Now it's time to add two additives: vanilla sugar and baking powder. Combine them and mix the dry pie dough again.

For this amount of ingredients, it's best to use a baking pan with a diameter no larger than 25 cm. Grease the bottom and inside sides of the pan with a piece of butter, then dust with flour.

This way, you will create a “French shirt” – a kind of “barrier” that will prevent the pie from sticking during baking.

grease the pan with butter and sprinkle with flour

Remove the cold butter from the refrigerator and cut half (50 g) into cubes. Arrange these pieces along the bottom of the pan. This will make the pie more moist and delicious.

Spoon half of the dry mixture into the baking dish, trying to make an even layer.

Dice two-thirds of the apples and coarsely grate the other third. The juice from the grated apples will help the dry mixture soften during baking and turn into a full-fledged dough. The diced apples will make a delicious filling with a distinct flavor.

Mix the diced and grated apples together. Spread half of this mixture on the dry layer in a baking dish.

Lightly dust the apples in the pan with cinnamon.

Place half of the remaining dry mixture into the mold and sprinkle it over the apple layer.

Then place the remaining apples in the pan on top of the dry mixture, sprinkle them with cinnamon, and finish by coating them with the remaining dry mixture. Grate or dice the remaining butter (50 g) and arrange it on top of the pie.

Sprinkle the second layer of apples with the mixture and grate the butter

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, place the pan with the ingredients in, and bake for 40-50 minutes. During this time, the dry mixture will turn into dough, the apples will turn into filling, and the butter will turn into a rich pie topping.

This Three Glasses Apple Pie is truly delicious! The longest part of this recipe is preparing the apples, especially the part that requires hand-slicing. However, you can speed up the process by prepping the apples for the filling. Enjoy!