Name: Orange-Apple Pie with Meringue and Streusel (Szarlotka)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 3 cups (390 g) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (200 g) sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 3 large eggs, yolks and white separated; ½ cup (150 g) orange marmalade; Juice of ½ lemon; 3 pounds (1350 g) Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into ¼- to ½-inch (8 mm) cubes; 2 tablespoons grated orange zest (from 2 medium oranges); 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 20 tablespoons (2½ sticks/280 g) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon (15 g) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes
8
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Fresh From Poland

By Michał Korkosz

Published 2021

About

One day, I decided to give up sweets. (What a stupid idea!) I threw away all the chocolates I had saved for a rainy day and bought lots of chewing gum to neutralize my desire for cakes. I started counting down the days, to see how long I would last. Then I smelled a familiar scent—butter, cinnamon, and baked apples—my mom’s apple cake. I just wanted to stare at it. The apple mousse was a beautiful gold, with a white, soft meringue hidden under a lavish amount of streusel. The crust looked s