Today I will share with you a recipe for an excellent apple pie made from yeast dough. These pies can be made with any filling, but I chose apples.

First of all, let’s start with the filling. Take hard apples, peel and core them, cut them into small pieces.

Next, add two tablespoons of sugar, chopped apples and a little lemon juice to the pan for taste.

Mix everything and simmer until the apples are soft. After this, we transfer the filling into a separate bowl so that it cools, and we ourselves begin to prepare the dough.

If your apples are very soft, you don’t need to stew them.

Pour 160 ml of warm milk (about 35 degrees) into a bowl, add 80 g of sugar, 4 g of dry or 12 g of fresh yeast.

Mix everything well, cover the bowl and let the yeast activate for 10-15 minutes.

Then add the egg, 60 g of melted butter, vanilla sugar and salt to the bowl. Mix everything thoroughly again and gradually add the sifted flour. Usually it takes about 400-420 g.

You can knead the dough by hand or using a mixer. It will quickly gather into a lump, after which we knead it for another 5 minutes until a soft, elastic mass is obtained that does not stick to your hands.

Grease the bowl with the dough with vegetable oil, cover and place in a warm place to rise. I usually use an electric oven set at 40 degrees.

After 40 minutes the dough will rise and increase in volume. We put it on the table and divide it into two equal parts. The dough is easy to process, does not stick and does not require additional flour.

We form each part into a “sausage” and divide it into six parts, resulting in 12 pieces. From each piece we form a small bag and round it.

Roll each ball into an oval, put the filling in the middle, fasten the edges and pinch. It is very important to do this carefully so that the filling does not leak out.

We form neat pies from the dough and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Cover them and let them rise for 20-30 minutes.

Then mix the yolk with milk, coat the pies with the resulting mixture and place in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 18-20 minutes.

The pies rise perfectly, become golden brown and fragrant. Let them cool after baking.

These pies turn out very soft and appetizing, with a rich apple filling.

If you have a large family or are expecting guests, feel free to prepare a double portion. They are ideal with tea or coffee in the morning or as an afternoon snack.

Bon appetit and enjoy cooking!