Light apple pie

We are in the middle of autumn, the cold is starting to make itself felt and, let's face it, we are happy to stay at home. So what is more pleasant than staying in the kitchen to prepare a nice cake? Even better, if perhaps we add the typical seasonal fruit: apples, which now abound everywhere. Too many calories you say? Absolutely not! Follow me step by step for the preparation of this light apple pie, whose dough is prepared completely without butter. Don't believe it? Let's go see the ingredients

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 152 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  For the dough

  • 180 g of white flour type 00
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 180 g (3 medium) of eggs
  • 1 tablespoon (25-30 g) of breadcrumbs
  • 350-400 g (4 medium) of apples
  • untreated lemon juice
  • 16 g (1 sachet) of baking powder
  • 100 ml (half a glass) of milk

  For coverage

  • 15 g of butter
  • a handful (about 30 g) of sugar

  Materials Needed

  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 whisk for mixing
  • 1 wooden spoon to mix
  • 1 glass for milk
  • 1 ovenproof dish to bake the cake
  • 1 knife and, if necessary, 1 peeler
  • Baking paper
  • 1 leccapentole shovel (spatula)
  • 1 brush to measure the butter over the apples

  Preparation

  The light apple pie dough is prepared completely without butter: it is a simple dessert, very quick to make and extremely pleasant to taste.

  1. In a large bowl, vigorously mix the sugar and eggs, until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.

  Personal-Cooker's advice
  Before adding the eggs, it is advisable to break them one by one in a separate bowl, to check their freshness. In fact, if the egg is defective or not fresh, you risk ruining the whole dough and having to start from scratch again.

  2. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon and add it to the mixture. Proceed by gradually adding the sifted flour and milk.
  3. At this point, sift the baking powder and add it to the dough.
  4. Line a round baking dish with parchment paper, and add the mixture.
  5. Finish by sprinkling a handful of grated bread over the dough, to give a rustic touch to the dessert.
  6. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees; meanwhile, peel 3 large apples and cut them into thin slices. Subsequently, arrange the apple slices in an orderly way in the baking dish, until they form a sort of radial pattern.
  7. Melt 15 g of butter and, with the help of a brush, brush a thin layer over the apple slices. Sprinkle with a handful of refined sugar or cane to taste.
  8. Bake for 25 minutes at 180 ° C.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  The light apple pie is an excellent dessert for a healthy and genuine breakfast, or a delicious afternoon snack to be savored with a natural apple juice or a good cup of tea. The peculiarity of this cake, made completely without the addition of butter in the dough, lies precisely in its softness and in its light but at the same time extremely pleasant taste.

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  The light apple pie is a dessert that provides less fat than the classic apple pie. Fatty acids, although predominantly saturated and accompanied by an average amount of cholesterol, make up 14% of the total energy while carbohydrates (simple and complex) ALMOST totally prevail. The light apple pie could be a good food to consume afterwards. a sports training.
  

  Also try the gluten-free grated apple pie recipe.