Cooking charlotte with apples in a frying pan will help out the hostess in an unsettled kitchen, for example, in the country. Baking this pie in a frying pan has its own characteristics; here it is recommended to take a little more chopped apples. To make the dessert look like an omelette, you should follow the recipe. But at the same time, you can add original additions to apples.
The classic recipe for charlotte with apples in a pan
You will need:
- flour - 1 glass;
- sour apples - 5 pcs.;
- chicken eggs - 4-5 pcs.;
- sugar - 1 glass;
- a pinch of baking powder.
Step by step cooking process
Separate the whites from the yolks, put the whites in a deep bowl and add sugar to them. Beat the whites with the sugar until the hard peaks rise, then add the yolks one at a time. When the mass becomes smooth and voluminous, gradually add the sifted wheat flour to it along with the baking powder.
Stir until all the lumps are dissolved, so that the dough turns out to be even, in consistency resembling thick sour cream. After that, start slicing the apples for the filling. Cut them into small pieces and mix with the resulting mass.
Then pour the dough into a well-oiled heavy-bottomed skillet and close the lid tightly. Spread it evenly over the bottom. Bake the pie over very low heat for 35-40 minutes, periodically checking its readiness with a dry speck.
When the top layer is baked, gently turn the charlotte to the other side and bake for another 10 minutes. It is recommended to add a pinch of cinnamon, vanilla, lemon zest, or a little honey to this recipe. You can serve ready-made dessert for tea as soon as you take it out of the pan.
Some housewives prefer to cook charlotte, which is more reminiscent of pancakes. In this case, the base should be mixed from kefir, yogurt or other fermented milk product. You need to add a large amount of not only apples, but also raisins and nuts to the filling. Charlotte is also fried evenly in a pan on both sides. You can also put a little cottage cheese in the basis of this pie, without getting carried away too much, so as not to get a casserole.
Sour cream charlotte with apples in a pan: a quick and easy recipe
You will need:
- flour - 250 grams;
- apples - 4-5 pcs.;
- sour cream 15% - 3-4 tbsp. l.;
- sugar - 1 glass;
- eggs - 3 pcs.;
- a pinch of baking soda.
Step-by-step cooking process
Beat eggs and sugar in a deep bowl. Add sour cream and sifted flour to the mixture, beat the mixture again. Peel and finely chop the apples, gently add them into the dough, stirring with a spoon. Quench a pinch of baking soda with vinegar or lemon juice and pour into the dough.
Grease a pan with a thick bottom with oil, lightly sprinkle the bottom with semolina or breadcrumbs. Pour the dough and spread evenly over the surface. Set the heat to low and cover the skillet with a lid. After half an hour, gently turn the charlotte with a spatula. Serve sour cream charlotte for tea with a portion of jam.
Charlotte in a pan with apples and pears at home
Pear is a very sweet fruit, so you will need to take much less granulated sugar for this charlotte recipe. If you wish, you can add a little sour cream or butter to the dough to add tenderness and airiness to the baked goods.
You will need:
- 1 cup wheat flour
- apples - 3 pcs.;
- pears - 3 pcs.;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
- 1/2 cup of kefir.
Step by step cooking process
Separate the yolks from the whites. Whisk the whites with the sugar until a steady rush. In another container, mix kefir, yolks and flour. Sift flour before use by adding 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. Put the peeled, thinly cut fruits into the dough and mix everything. Add the proteins gradually with a spoon into the dough.
Grease a frying pan and spread the dough over it, leave the charlotte to bake over low heat for half an hour, covering it with a lid. Turn the cake over if necessary while cooking. The finished charlotte with apples and pears should easily come off the bottom. Serve it for tea, accompanied by your favorite jam.
Please note that charlotte pears should not be too soft and overripe, otherwise they will fall apart easily during cooking. If you do not want to turn the charlotte, then so that it bakes evenly, make the bottom layer of the dough thicker and the top thinner.
Charlotte in a pan with apples, cinnamon, honey and nuts
Apple charlotte in a pan with cinnamon, honey and nuts will turn out to be very unusual in taste and spicy. It is also recommended to use butter and special paper in the cooking process.
You will need:
- wheat flour - 155 g;
- granulated sugar - 110 g;
- apples with medium sourness - 2-3 pcs.;
- honey - 2 tablespoons;
- walnuts - 1 handful;
- baking powder - 1 tsp;
- butter for greasing the pan;
- ground cinnamon and vanillin to taste;
- chocolate chips.
Cooking process step by step
Prepare apples in advance by cutting them into small wedges. Grind the nuts with a rolling pin and prepare the base for the dough. To do this, put the eggs in a deep bowl, add sugar and beat them with a mixer until fluffy. Gradually introduce sifted wheat flour and baking powder into the mass, ensuring that there are no lumps left.
When the dough is smooth, stir in the vanillin and cinnamon powder. In a separate bowl, combine honey with a little granulated sugar, preferably brown. Enough 2-3 tablespoons of sugar. Stir the mixture and put about 2/3 of its volume in a pre-oiled frying pan, spread a layer of apple slices on top.
Next, fill the apples with the remaining dough, sprinkle with fresh frozen berries and chopped nuts on top, if desired. Bake the pie for 30 minutes on the lowest heat. Check the readiness with a toothpick, after the charlotte is ready, sprinkle it with shavings of dark chocolate, previously grated. Serve the dish.
Charlotte in a pan with apples, lemon and tangerine: a recipe for the New Year's table
This dessert is perfect for New Years and Christmas celebrations.
You will need:
- wheat flour - 150 g;
- lemon - 1/4 pcs.;
- granulated sugar - 100 g;
- tangerines - 2-3 pcs.; egg - 2 pcs.;
- butter;
- baking powder for dough - 1 tsp
Cooking process in stages
Prepare all fruits by rinsing them well. Divide the tangerines into slices, and cut the lemon into several pieces without removing the zest, the apples into thin slices. Beat the eggs in a separate deep bowl along with the granulated sugar until the mixture is fluffy and all the sugar crystals are dissolved.
Gradually add flour sifted through a strainer in advance into the mass. Immediately add the baking powder for the dough, mix everything thoroughly. In the resulting creamy thick mass, place all the citrus fruits and apples, mix everything gently again. The dough is ready.
Prepare a heavy-bottomed skillet, brush it with oil and line the bottom with paper. Pour all the dough on it and bake the charlotte under a tightly closed lid over very low heat for 30 minutes.
You can use other fruits as citrus fruits: pomelo and grapefruit, however, it is not recommended to take too juicy fruits for baking in a pan. To play it safe, you need to add less citrus fruits than apples, and do not lay them out in layers, it is always better to mix carefully with the resulting mass. Serve the ready-made charlotte with apples, lemon and tangerine with tea, slightly leftover, but warm. For a festive table, the dish can be decorated with slices of fresh tangerines and lemons.
