Serbian Apple Peta
"I'm putting this up on food.com so I can make it at some point. My mother (who was Slovenian) never made this, although my friend Margie's mother (who was Croatian) told me this is a popular dessert all over the Balkans due to the abundance of apple trees. This is not exactly Margie's ma's recipe, but I think it's close. It's pita or peta, but it's not bread, it's more of an apple pie. This version is adapted from the Dexter Cider Mill Apple Cookbook."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
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PASTRY DOUGH
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
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FILLING
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 12 cups sliced apples, about 4 pounds (Braeburn or Golden Delicious recommended)
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
directions
- Prepare the pastry by combining the flour and butter in a bowl; mix using your fingers. Add the 3 tablespoons of sugar, egg yolks, and sour cream and mix to form a stiff dough. Divide into 2 portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 portion to fit a 9x13 pan. Roll out other portion for top.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the filling by mixing the apples, 3/ cups of sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, and toss lightly to coat.
- Spoon filling into the pastry lined pan, top with remaining pastry, and seal and flute edges. Prick top crust with a fork and sprinkle with walnuts.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Clevergirl7
Pittsburgh, PA
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