Apple pie with caramel upside down

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make upside-down apple pie with caramel using yeast dough? To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. It’s better to start cooking with the dough. Take premium flour. Any vegetable oil will do. I have sunflower.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift the flour into a bowl. Add dry yeast and stir. This recipe requires yeast, which immediately combines with the flour. They do not need to be pre-activated in warm liquid. Therefore, when choosing yeast, carefully read the instructions.

3. STEP 3

   

   In another bowl, combine the egg, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt. Whisk everything until smooth.

4. STEP 4

   

   Heat the milk. It should be warm. Pour the warm milk into the egg mixture and stir.

5. STEP 5

   

   Pour the resulting milk-egg mixture into flour with yeast, pour in vegetable oil.

6. STEP 6

   

   Knead into a homogeneous soft elastic dough. Add a little more flour if necessary. But do not fill the entire dough with flour, it may remain slightly sticky. Add orange zest and knead the dough again.

7. STEP 7

   

   Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a towel and leave in a warm place for 1 hour to rise.

8. STEP 8

   

   While the dough is rising, prepare the filling and caramel. You can use any apples, but sweet and sour apples (Granny Smith, Simerinka varieties) with elastic, dense pulp are better. Apples with loose pulp can quickly become boiled in puree, but we need to keep the pieces intact.

9. STEP 9

   

   Wash the apples, peel and seeds, cut into small slices. If the apples darken quickly, sprinkle them with lemon juice.

10. STEP 10

    

    Now prepare the caramel. Pour sugar into the pan, pour in orange juice. Place on low heat. Stirring, cook the caramel until the characteristic golden color appears.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add the butter and cook, stirring, until the butter has melted. The caramel should be slightly brownish in color. But it’s important not to burn it completely. Therefore, do not leave the stove and watch all the time.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add the chopped apples to the pan and stir until they are completely coated with caramel. Simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes. The apples should retain their shape.

13. STEP 13

    

    While the apples are stewing, roll out the risen dough into a circle along the diameter of the mold.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place caramelized apples in a baking dish and smooth out. The diameter of my mold is 20 cm, but more is possible. The main thing is that the apples cover the entire bottom of the selected shape.

15. STEP 15

    

    Place the rolled out yeast dough on top of the apple filling. Make small cuts on top of the dough with a knife so that it does not swell during baking. Place the pie in an oven preheated to 180°C for 40-45 minutes. To protect the oven, place a piece of parchment or foil under the pan.

16. STEP 16

    

    Invert the hot pie onto a plate so that the apple filling is on top. Cool slightly and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Marinochka

25.09.2023

4.8

Delicious, simple and beautiful apple pie. I also suggest baking a pie with apples in a frying pan and no oven.

Natalia M

25.09.2023

5

I was looking for a recipe for apple pie on the site and found this interesting version of apple pie with caramel upside-down. I love upside-downs primarily for their juiciness) Usually the dough for them is biscuit or cake dough, but I haven’t used yeast dough yet) The result surprised me, it turned out very tasty! I baked it in a wide pan, so the cake didn’t come out very tall. The recipe calls for orange, but I didn't have any, so I replaced it with lemon. I added zest to the dough and a spoonful of juice to the filling, at the same time the apples did not darken. I had a lot of liquid left over while caramelizing, I would use less butter next time. The rest is all according to the recipe. The pie has a very appetizing aroma! It is tasty, juicy, moderately sweet. The cake is soft, porous, and smells pleasant of citrus.

olgay198108

25.09.2023

4.5

Good pie)) In general, we really love baking with apples)) This pie will definitely take root in our house)) I’m taking the recipe to KK)) Thank you)

Ira

25.09.2023

4.7

The cake turned out great, so beautiful and patterned. The shape is super, the cake was baked very beautifully in it. Thank you very much for the recipe!

Svetlana

25.09.2023

4.5

very tasty pie. I improvised a little, there were no apples, so I made it with pear. It turned out no worse. and most importantly, ease of preparation. especially if you have a small child. thanks for the recipe.

Julia

25.09.2023

4.5

Thanks for the recipe! We really enjoyed! The only thing is, I made apples in the middle! My husband, without waiting for it to cool down, stole two pieces at once!