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Jablkové pité: Slovak apple and walnut bars
These Slovak apple bars layer grated apples, cinnamon, and walnuts between two buttery sour cream pastry sheets. Makes 20 pieces.
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- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Total time
- 2 hr 15 min
- Temperature
- 180 °C (350 °F)
- Servings
- 20 pieces
- Difficulty
- Medium
Jablkové pité is a Slovak sheet-pan dessert with two layers of buttery shortcrust pastry enclosing a thick filling of grated apples and cinnamon. Sour cream makes the dough tender and easy to roll out. The bottom layer is sprinkled with ground nuts and fine wheat semolina, which absorb the apple juices so the bars hold their shape and cut neatly. Unlike a lattice-topped apple pie, it has a solid top crust that is simply pricked with a fork.
Ingredients
Dough
Filling
For dusting
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Instructions
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Make the dough
10 minMix the flour with the powdered sugar, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Add the cold butter, cut into cubes, and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until crumbly. Add the egg yolks and sour cream and quickly work into a smooth dough.
Chill the dough
30 minDivide the dough into two equal portions, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Make the filling
10 minPeel the apples and coarsely grate them. Mix with the superfine sugar and cinnamon, let stand for 10 minutes, then drain off the released juices.
Prepare the bottom crust
Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Roll out the first portion of dough on parchment paper to fit a baking pan, about 25 × 35 cm. Transfer the dough, along with the parchment, to the pan and prick several times with a fork. Sprinkle with the ground nuts mixed with the semolina.
Add the top crust
Spread the apples evenly over the nuts. Roll out the second portion of dough to the same size, lay it over the apples, gently press the edges together, and prick all over with a fork.
Bake
45 minBake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 40–45 minutes, until the top is light golden.
Cut into bars
30 minLet cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes so the apple filling can set. Dust with the powdered sugar mixed with the vanilla sugar and cut into 20 pieces.
Tip: Cut the bars with a sharp knife dipped in hot water for clean edges without squeezing out the apples. Store covered in a cool place for up to 3 days.
Nutrition facts
Approximate values per piece, calculated from the ingredients
- Energy
- 317 kcal
- Protein
- 4.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42 g
- of which sugars
- 19 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- of which saturates
- 7.6 g
- Fiber
- 3.0 g
- Salt
- 0.2 g
Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.
This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Jablkové pité z krehkého cesta s orechmi
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