Now I can’t say with a hundred percent guarantee, but in my opinion, charlotte with apples was the pie that I made for the first time in my life, when I was 12 years old... It was the most popular recipe for a quick sweet pie for tea among my friends and acquaintances , literally every family prepared charlotte with apples.

Why have housewives always loved charlotte? Making it is very simple, and the result is almost always guaranteed: tender, very fluffy dough with an amazing crust, juicy, everyone’s favorite apples, simple ingredients and the ability to prepare this dish in a very short time, for evening family tea or for the unexpected arrival of guests .

In my opinion, the charlotte recipe is exactly the recipe that everyone always succeeds in! If, for some strange reason, you are not yet a fan of this dish, I will be happy to present to your attention several recipes for apple charlotte: in the oven, in a frying pan and in a slow cooker, classic and with kefir, with dough and with bread. Yes, it turns out that there can be many variations of a simple charlotte!

Charlotte - only apple pie?

By the way, if you take this dough as a basis, you can change and combine the fillings as you wish, adding berries, canned or fresh fruits, nuts and even corn flakes to the apples! And if you exclude the sweet component from the recipe, then you can make wonderful quick jellied pies with cabbage, eggs, herbs, chicken, mushrooms, in a word, any fillings.

A simple step-by-step recipe for charlotte with apples - very quickly!

This fluffy charlotte recipe is probably the easiest and fastest way to make a delicious apple pie you can think of.

When I made charlotte for the first time in my life (about ... twenty years ago :-)), I did exactly this - I beat all the ingredients for the dough with a mixer, put the apples on the bottom of the frying pan and poured the dough over it. And since then I have never seen the need to somehow change this recipe. The only thing is that I always experiment with fillings - I add berries to apples, then cinnamon, then I replace them with pears, then I add bananas or oranges, or even delicious - with nuts.

But the basis is still the same - you always get a wonderfully tasty charlotte apple pie, which does not require special skills and does not take much time.

But still, we’ll write out the recipe step by step, providing detailed photographs of the entire process in order to give novice cooks the proper confidence in their actions!

Ingredients:

• 2-3 apples,
• 4 eggs,
• 200 gr. Sahara,
• 200 gr. flour.

1 Wash the apples, dry them and cut them into medium-sized cubes. Some people peel the skins, others like to cut apples into slices so that they look beautiful in the finished pie. But now we will do everything very quickly and very simply - as in the picture.
Break 2 4 eggs into a bowl, where we will knead the dough. The yolks and whites in this recipe are not separated from each other - we add everything as it is.

3 Pour all the sugar - 200 g - into a bowl with eggs.

4 We begin to beat the eggs with sugar with a mixer or a whisk, gradually adding flour in small portions.

5 Line a baking tray with high sides (or a frying pan) with baking paper and pour in the dough.

6 Pour the entire portion of chopped apples on top, trying to distribute them evenly over the entire area of ​​​​the future charlotte.

7 Put our charlotte to bake - in an oven preheated to 200 degrees, for about 30 minutes. But - look into the oven after 20-25 minutes, maybe your oven will cope with baking faster! I usually pierce the center of the pie with a dry wooden toothpick or a match - if it remains dry, the pie is baked.
This is what our beautiful charlotte with apples on a sheet looks like. And here it is - in a cut, on a plate.

Lush charlotte with kefir (in the oven) - Delicious apple pie.

This type of charlotte is slightly different from the classic version; we add kefir to the dough of this apple pie. This pie will take longer to bake - about 40-50 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 glass of kefir
• 4 eggs,
• 1 cup of sugar,
• 1.5-2 cups flour
• 50 gr. melted butter
• 0.5 tsp soda
• A few drops of lemon juice (to apples)
• vanillin (sachet)
• 3 large apples

The process of preparing charlotte with kefir:

1 Chop the apples beautifully on a special grater, or cut them with a knife into thin slices, the entire width of the apple. Stir in a little lemon juice. 2 Drive all the eggs into a separate bowl and beat until foamy. Gradually add sugar to the eggs, achieving a well-beaten, homogeneous mixture that will noticeably increase in volume. 3 Pour in kefir and melted butter. Mix. Add flour in several additions and mix thoroughly again. At the end, add soda and vanillin and mix again. The dough is ready. 4 We place the apples differently in this recipe - in the middle, between the layers of dough. Line the baking dish with special baking paper and pour out half the amount of dough. Then we lay out all the apples and again the dough on top, the rest.

5 Bake for 40-45 minutes at a temperature of 180-190 degrees. You can sprinkle powdered sugar on top.

“Grandma’s” family recipe for delicious charlotte.

Let me make a reservation right away: my grandmother is not mine, and the recipe for this charlotte is not from our family heritage. But what, by and large, is the difference! The main value of such family recipes, their durability, is based on a tasty, successful, favorite dish in the family.

It is unlikely that a bad recipe will be passed from grandmother to mother, from mother to daughter, etc.! So let’s trust our family experience and start preparing a delicious charlotte with apples “according to grandma’s recipe.”

The preparation is a little more complicated than the usual “classic” quick charlotte, but we need to raise the bar! Let's try to prepare this culinary mini-masterpiece in our own kitchen and amaze our family with the stunning appearance and delicate taste of this original apple pie.

We will need the following products:

Dough:

• flour 3 tbsp.
• butter 170 gr.
• yolks 3 pcs
• sugar 2/3 tbsp.
• salt a pinch
• vanilla sugar 0.5 tsp.
• baking powder for dough 1 tsp.

Filling:

• apples 3-4 pcs
• Cream: 3 egg whites + 1/2 tbsp sugar + 1 tsp lemon juice.

Cooking process step by step:

1 First of all, separate the whites from the yolks. Add an incomplete glass of sugar to the yolks (about 2/3 of the volume of 250 ml) and mix well with a mixer. 2 Add melted butter to this mixture and beat as well. Then add vanillin, a pinch of salt and mix again. Then add 2.5 cups of sifted flour. It is advisable to add flour in 2-3 additions, mixing with each new portion of flour. 3 The dough turns out to be quite sticky, but we place it on a floured surface (it’s good to use a special silicone mat for this) and continue kneading with our hands, adding a little of the remaining half a glass of flour as needed (so as not to stick to our hands and to the table surface). We achieve a soft, elastic dough structure. Separate approximately 1/3 of the resulting piece of dough, wrap in film and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. 4 We will form the remaining dough into the bottom layer of our pie. Line a baking pan (d=24 cm) with parchment and place the dough on it, forming sides 2-3 cm high.
5 Let's start with the filling. Pour half the volume of sugar and a few drops of lemon juice into the whites and beat with a mixer or whisk until white foam. Then add the remaining sugar and beat until thick foam. Almost like meringue, but it can be made into a more liquid state - we won’t need to form separate meringue cookies, we’ll put the whole mass on the pie in one layer. 6 Take sweet and sour apples. You can peel them, but I personally like to cook charlotte with unpeeled apples, especially since in this recipe we will not cut them into large cubes (as in classic apple charlotte), but grate them on a coarse grater. Immediately place the pureed apples on the prepared dough - before they darken. We level and compact. 7 Place the next layer of whipped whites on top of the apples. Distribute evenly over the surface with a spatula. Now we take the frozen dough out of the freezer and grate it on a coarse grater directly onto the pie, as the top layer. 8 Place in a hot oven for 40 minutes at 170°C. Our task is to ensure that the pie is well baked, because it turns out to be quite tall, this must be taken into account when choosing a mold - take either a larger diameter or one with high sides, it is very convenient to use a mold with removable sides, it is easy to then get our tender apple charlotte onto a dish.

The result is a great combination of crumbly base, crispy crust and delicate cream with the sweet and sour taste of apples - a very tasty version of apple charlotte according to “grandmother’s” recipe.

Charlotte with apples in a slow cooker - A lush dessert.

I don’t have a multicooker, but the abundance of options for a wide variety of charlotte recipes requires us to introduce this method of preparation. Description - both in the video and in the text on this video, you yourself choose which method of obtaining information is preferable for you :)

Charlotte in a slow cooker according to this recipe can turn out so lush and beautiful -

Baking in a slow cooker differs in appearance and taste from similar baking in the oven. There are no crispy crusts here and the apples look paler. It also tastes different - more tender, a little different, more airy consistency - but also very tasty. The dough rises beautifully, but if you are not happy with the slight “paleness” of our charlotte, you can sprinkle it with cinnamon, powdered sugar, or a mixture of these two sprinkles.

For the test we will need:

• 1-1.5 tbsp. flour (depending on the size of the eggs and the quality of the flour)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of sugar (you can use less if you don’t like too much sweetness)
• 2-3 apples
• butter for greasing the pan

Let's start cooking charlotte in a slow cooker:

1 Separate the whites from the yolks. Add a pinch of salt to the whites and begin to beat until a good dense foam. When the foam has already formed, add sugar and continue whisking - the foam will become even thicker and denser. 2 Add the yolks to the protein mixture and beat again. Now we remove the mixer - we will add the sifted flour, but we will not knead with a mixer, but carefully - with a spatula or spoon. Just like classic biscuit dough is usually made. With this method of kneading flour, the dough will retain its fluffiness and airiness during baking (as you noticed, we do not use either soda or baking powder to make the dough fluffy). 3 Grease the multicooker pan with butter to make the cake come away from the walls more easily, and place the dough into the bowl. On top of the dough, place our apples, cut into pieces or slices. 4 Set the mode to “Baking” and time to 45 minutes. Leave the valve open. That’s it, you can go mind your own business 🙂 5 After 45 minutes, we take out our “culinary masterpiece” from the multicooker - a fluffy and soft, very tasty charlotte with apples!

If you still have questions or misunderstandings, watch the video of the author of this wonderful recipe.

Charlotte in the oven - a beautiful apple pie with orange zest.

Another option for delicious and beautiful charlotte in the oven is Charlotte with orange zest. I tried this recipe just the other day and really liked it. There is no shame in putting such a charlotte on the table for guests - it looks very beautiful, thanks to its splendor and neatly laid out apple slices. Try it, maybe this apple charlotte recipe will become your favorite.

INGREDIENTS (for an 18 cm pan):

• large egg 4 pcs.
• red apple (4 large or 12 small)
• sugar 150 g.
• flour 150 g.
• vanilla sugar 1 pack. (10 years)
• you can add half a spoon of cinnamon
• zest of 1 orange
• full fat sour cream 1 tbsp. with a slide

Let's prepare it like this:

1 First, peel the apples from the centers with seeds and anything unnecessary. But we don’t remove the skin - it will add additional color and taste to our apple slices. Cut the apples in half and then into slices about half a centimeter wide. 2 Eggs are best taken fresh and large. Beat them first with a pinch of salt, then add vanillin and sugar - continuing to beat. As soon as you get a thick, strong foam, turn off the mixer. Then we will stir everything with a spoon (or spatula) so that the dough retains air and our charlotte comes out fluffy and tall. 3 Grate the zest of one orange on a fine grater and add it to the charlotte dough. At the same time, add a heaping tablespoon of rich sour cream. By the way, I sometimes add mayonnaise to the dough instead of sour cream, oddly enough, it turns out very tasty! Add flour in several additions and mix everything thoroughly with a spatula. 4 Take a mold with a diameter of 18 cm. Grease it with oil, sometimes I also sprinkle it with semolina, but you don’t have to sprinkle it with anything. Place the bottom layer of apples, covering the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle a little granulated sugar. You can add cinnamon for more flavor. 5 Place all the dough on the first layer of apples. We lay out the main part of the apple slices on top, creating a beautiful pattern, as you can see in the photo. Place the apple slices, skin side up, in a spiral - from the edges to the middle. 6 This charlotte is baked for 30-35 minutes in a hot oven, brought to 190ºC.

The charlotte turns out to be very fluffy (and note - without any baking powder!), aromatic, thanks to vanilla, cinnamon, orange zest and apples, the dough is tender and not dry, thanks to sour cream, the crust is crispy and melts in your mouth. Not a pie, but a holiday :)

Charlotte on the festive table

This charlotte is delicious served with a serving of cold vanilla ice cream. This serving will make a portion of charlotte quite worthy of any holiday table!

What is “classic charlotte”? Let's look at 2 recipes.

I must admit that I always considered a classic charlotte to be exactly the recipe that I baked 20 years ago and am still baking, which was prepared in my childhood by the mothers and grandmothers of my friends, which even now will be “reported to you by heart” by almost any housewife of all ages - “ 4 eggs, a glass of flour, a glass of sugar - beat everything, pour this mixture over the chopped apples and bake until done.” It’s probably easier to just fry some eggs, by God... :-)

But thanks to the fact that I was preparing material for this article, I learned that charlotte was originally an apple pie with... bread! Slightly shocked by this new information for me, I went to search and compare different recipes for “charlotte with bread”. It turned out that this recipe is called “French classic charlotte” and here I found two main directions, which I will now tell you about in more detail.

OPTION 1 classic French charlotte.

We will need:

• apple 4 pieces
• sugar 50 grams
• butter 200 grams
• toast bread 6 slices
• cinnamon 5 grams

1 Peel the apples. Remove the core. Cut into pieces. Place in a saucepan. We put it on fire. Add sugar. Cover with a lid. 2 Then open the lid to allow the liquid from the apples to evaporate. Melt the butter in a saucepan. 3 Cut off the crusts of the bread. Trim the bread slices to the height of the sides of the pan. Dip the slices into melted butter. 4 Place the slices along the sides of the mold. Place a slice on the bottom of the mold. Cover the gaps with pieces of bread. 5 Add cinnamon to apples. Place the apples in the mold. Cover with a slice of bread. We close the holes with pieces of bread. 6 Place the charlotte in the oven at 190 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Then turn the pan over onto a plate. Carefully remove the form.

Important note for this recipe: Dip the bread pieces into the oil for just a split second, do not keep them in the oil for too long - it will turn out too greasy!

I would never have thought that you could bake such a delicious apple pie with bread and apples, without any dough, but judging by the reviews of this recipe, it turns out very tasty, many people liked this recipe. I’ll definitely try it, I just need to find a suitable form.

If you are afraid of “bread and butter”, look at the second version of the classic French charlotte, with bread, but of a slightly different plan.

2nd OPTION of charlotte with bread and apples.

We will need:

• 1 loaf (preferably yesterday's)
• 3 - 4 apples
• 400 ml. milk
• 3 eggs
• 25 gr. butter
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 - 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon or vanilla (optional)

This option differs in that we dip the pieces of dried bread not into pure butter, but into an egg-milk mixture whipped with sugar. But in general, the essence is the same as in the previous recipe - we lay out a frame of soaked pieces of bread, place apples inside (you can simply cut them into pieces, you can process them in a frying pan, as in the previous recipe), and cover the top with the same croutons.

You can also add any fruits to apples, you can add nuts, in a word, whatever your imagination tells you. Don't forget to add vanilla or cinnamon for flavor.

The bread in this recipe must be pre-dried; if you take fresh, it will not completely absorb the egg-milk mixture, so prepare yesterday’s or the day before yesterday’s bread or dry fresh in the oven.

You can lay out the bread not as a frame, placing apples inside, but in layers - place a layer of apple slices with soaked crackers. In this case, pour a little egg mixture into the bottom of the mold and pour on top. It turns out this kind of pie -

You can also decorate the French charlotte with custard, then it will be almost like a cake -

A custard recipe can be found, for example,.

Charlotte with apples in a frying pan - It couldn’t be simpler!

If the desire to taste charlotte with apples finds you in a place where there is no oven, microwave, or multicooker, but only a regular frying pan with a lid, don’t worry! And there is a delicious recipe for your occasion! In just 15-20 minutes you will be able to enjoy a delicious and tender charlotte with apples; we will cook it in a frying pan.

Compound:

• 1-2 apples or 3 - 4 small ones)))
• 3 eggs
• flour for kneading about 0.6 cups
• Sugar 0.6 cups
• Butter 70 g
• A little baking powder (about half a sachet)
• you can add cinnamon

1 Place a piece of butter in a hot frying pan, melt it and add half a portion of sugar. Continuing to actively stir, add the apples cut into pieces. Simmer the apples in an open frying pan, stirring constantly so that the caramelized mixture does not burn. 2 Beat the eggs with the remaining sugar until the sugar is well dispersed. Add about half a packet of baking powder and flour. Mix everything well. 3 The apples are almost ready by this time - they have released their juice well, the juice has evaporated, the apples have softened and are soaked in caramel. You can add cinnamon to the apples at this stage. 4 Pour the finished dough into the pan on top of the apple mixture. Close the lid, reduce the heat to low and leave for 10-15 minutes. 5 Check the readiness of the dough with a dry wooden skewer - if it remains dry, the dough is ready.

6 Cover the frying pan with a plate, press firmly and turn quickly - the charlotte will end up on the plate. You can serve it with sour cream, yogurt, a scoop of ice cream, or any cream. A very tasty and quick recipe for charlotte with apples, be sure to try it!

BON APPETIT!

I hope you find this article helpful! And if you love charlotte with apples as much as I love it, then be sure to prepare one of these recipes for a home tea party, and perhaps even for the holiday table!

Sometimes you want to please your loved ones with homemade baked goods. But sometimes there is absolutely no time to tinker with dough and prepare dozens of different ingredients for a complex recipe. What should I do? A simple and tasty recipe for charlotte with apples will come to the rescue. The fastest charlottes in the oven and slow cooker. Fillings with apples and oranges.

Easy to prepare

The good thing about fruit pies is that you can always find the ingredients for them on hand. If you are short on time, then a quick charlotte recipe is just the thing. Chopping the fruit and shaking the batter is a matter of five minutes. All that remains is to combine the ingredients of the pie in the mold and turn on the oven. Voila. You can return to other worries while the fragrant baked goods ripen in the oven without your participation.

Quick charlotte in the oven

When you need to prepare a dish as quickly as possible, it is important that there are as few cooking steps as possible: cutting, stirring, pouring and baking. A simple recipe for charlotte with apples in the oven is just like that. A minimum of time, effort, and you can invite everyone to the table.

Classic recipe

The dish takes 45 minutes to prepare. Of these, it will take only 5 minutes to beat and prepare the components. The charlotte will spend the rest of the time in the oven.

You will need:

• apples - 3 pcs.;
• sugar - one and a half glasses;
• flour - one and a half glasses;
• egg - 4 pcs.

Preparation

1. In a deep bowl, beat the eggs with sugar. It will be faster if you use the mixer at high speed.
2. Add the flour to the same bowl and mix on low speed or with a whisk.
3. Remove the seeds from the apples and cut them.
4. Pour the fruit into a greased pan and pour the batter on top.
5. Bake the charlotte for 40 minutes at 190 degrees

You can quickly sprinkle regular charlotte with cinnamon, powdered sugar, or pour glaze over portioned pieces.

On kefir

This is probably the simplest recipe for charlotte with apples. No complicated steps or unusual products included. In addition, the dish is prepared without a mixer. The splendor of the dough is achieved by adding slaked soda. This is the case when you can cook it simply, quickly and tasty.

You will need:

• butter - 100 g;
• apples - 4 pcs.;
• kefir - 1 glass;
• flour - 2 cups;
• egg - 2 pcs.;
• sugar - 1 glass;
• soda - half a teaspoon;
• vinegar - a teaspoon.

Preparation

1. Place the butter in the microwave until it becomes liquid.
2. Pour sugar into it, add kefir and eggs. You need to stir until smooth.
3. Pour flour and baking soda into the dough, sprinkled with vinegar.
4. Cut the prepared apples into the dough.
5. Pour the mixture into a deep baking tray and bake for half an hour at 180 degrees.

Quick charlotte with apples is best served warm. If the fruit is sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar or add some sour berries, such as lingonberries or cranberries, to the dough.

With apples and sour cream

The sour cream dough makes ordinary charlotte tender and soft inside. Traditionally, sour apples are best, but even with the sweet and sour variety, this quick pie always turns out well. In just 10 minutes you will complete all the preparatory work, and then the oven will start working.

You will need:

• apples - 5 medium;
• sour cream - 1 glass;
• sugar - 1 glass;
• egg - 2 pcs.;
• flour - 1 glass;
• soda - half a teaspoon;
• vinegar - 1 teaspoon;
• cinnamon, vanillin.

Preparation

1. Shake sugar, sour cream and eggs.
2. Add baking soda and vinegar to the bowl with eggs, and carefully add flour and vanillin.
3. Knead a fairly viscous dough, but not thicker than for pancakes.
4. Peel the apples, cut them and sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Pour some of the fruit into a mold lined with baking paper.
6. Pour over the dough. Then add the second part of the apples, pour the rest of the dough on top.
7. Bake the charlotte in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.

Choose strong, flavorful apples for baking. Slightly underripe ones are preferable to overripe ones. If you don't have sour apples on hand, add lemon or orange zest to the pie. Also, a couple of plums or a handful of currants will add additional flavors.

With vegetable oil

The dough in this simple apple charlotte recipe has a consistency similar to a chiffon sponge cake - just as soft and airy. And the dish is prepared very quickly. The preparatory work will take a few minutes, and then the oven will do all the work. All that remains is to set the table.

You will need:

• odorless vegetable oil - 6 tbsp. l.;
• apples - 5 pcs.;
• sugar - half a glass;
• flour - 1 glass;
• egg - 3 pcs.;
• baking powder.

Preparation

1. Shake the eggs with vegetable oil and sugar, add baking powder to the mixture.
2. Add flour, knead a fairly viscous dough.
3. Cut the fruits randomly directly into the bowl with the dough.
4. Mix everything and place in a greased baking dish.
5. Turn the oven on to 200°C and bake for 40 minutes.

Quick recipes for a slow cooker

Classical

Apple pie in a slow cooker is prepared according to the classic recipe. The absence of additional ingredients and operations will speed up the process.

You will need:

• sugar - 1 glass;
• apples - 3 pcs.;
• flour - 1 glass;
• egg - 3 pcs.;
• baking powder - 12 g;
• oil - a little for lubrication.

Preparation

1. Peel and cut the apples.
2. Whisk the sugar and three eggs.
3. Add baking powder and flour to the dough.
4. Grease the bowl and pour fruit into it.
5. Pour the dough into the bowl and press the "Bake" button.
6. Cook the pie for 65 minutes.

With oranges

When it comes to preparing a dish in a hurry, this does not mean that it must be classic, without zest. Any, even a fairly simple recipe for apple charlotte, can be diversified and brought in something non-standard, for example, a wonderful duet of orange and apple.

Sweet apples will also work; orange will add the necessary sourness. With sour fruits, you can add a little sugar.

You will need:

• orange - 2 medium;
• apples - 2 medium-sized;
• egg - 5 pcs.;
• flour - 200 g;
• sugar - 150 g;
• baking powder - 1 tsp;
• zest of two oranges;
• vanillin, cinnamon - optional;
• oil for greasing the bowl.

Preparation

1. Beat the eggs with sugar with a whisk or mixer.
2. Mix baking powder and zest with sifted flour and vanilla. Combine with egg mixture.
3. Peel and cut apples and oranges.
4. Place a piece of buttered parchment on the bottom of the bowl.
5. Pour the dough into the bowl.
6. Place oranges and apples, sprinkle with cinnamon.
7. Run the Bake program for 65 minutes. When baking is finished, keep the charlotte in the multicooker in the keep warm mode with the lid closed for another 15 minutes.

Separate the edges of the baked goods from the sides of the pan using a silicone spatula. To place the charlotte on a dish, use the steam insert.

Using this easy recipe for charlotte with apples and oranges, you can bake a pie with any frozen berries you have in the refrigerator. Both sour lingonberries or cranberries in combination with apples, as well as sweet cherries, are suitable here.

Every housewife has her own favorite recipes. When a dish is prepared quickly and does not require complex manipulations, its chances of becoming a favorite undoubtedly increase. A simple recipe for charlotte pie with apples is the leader among all recipes for easy and quick baking for tea. And many additional options to diversify this dessert will make it indispensable in your recipe collection.

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Charlotte is rightfully considered the favorite dessert of both those who love to eat delicious food and those who love to stand at the stove all day long. The first people like it because it has a great taste and aroma, and the second - for its ease of preparation. And indeed, even the most inept housewife cannot spoil this dish, so few ingredients are included in its composition. Interestingly. Although preparing charlotte is as simple as shelling pears, in fact this pie has a long and very interesting history. Our task, of course, is to acquaint you with the recipes for its preparation, and not with its origin. However, before I tell you how to bake charlotte, I would still like to say a few words about what this delicious apple dessert is.

Who came up with it?

It is impossible to answer this question unequivocally. The age of charlotte dates back centuries, but at any time it was a simple but incredibly tasty pie with apples. It was originally prepared from slices of bread, not only white, but also black. What were they cooking there! The pieces were soaked in syrup made from apples, pears or berries and laid in layers, leaving to soak for a while. And they called it nothing more than pudding. In general, the dish received the name “charlotte” from the name of the wife of King George III. And some sources claim that the pie was invented by an unknown and hopelessly in love chef from England and named it in honor of his unattainable lover. There is also such a version: the name of the dish was actually invented by the Russians, back in the nineteenth century. At that time, many Germans lived in St. Petersburg, whose wives the townspeople called Charlottes. The Frau were extremely thrifty, so they prepared bread pies for their husbands. And the Americans generally (probably out of habit) announced that they invented charlotte. And for what reason the pie was named, they didn’t even bother to explain. By the way, Stalin really loved this pie. To such an extent that, in order not to be declared a fan of foreign cuisine, he ordered the pie to be called - no less than babka in Russian. However, what difference does it make who, how and when called this delicate and tasty dessert. The main thing is that our compatriots really like it, housewives cook it with pleasure, each modifying it in their own way, and grateful eaters admire it. However, before we talk about how to bake charlotte in various ways, a few words about the classic version. What if someone finds it useful?

Classic recipe

Which, by the way, despite all the twists and turns with the name, is still considered English. So, classic charlotte. Pieces of bread (preferably white) need to be soaked in butter (butter, heated and mixed with sugar), then placed on the bottom of a baking dish, topped with baked, mashed or boiled apples. Then comes another layer of bread. And like this, alternating the bun with apples, fill the form to the very top. The last layer is bread. Bake in the oven until the top of the pie is golden brown. You can decorate this charlotte with anything - ice cream, whipped cream, berries.

The easiest way

Preparing charlotte according to this recipe couldn’t be easier. Stocking up:

How to cook

Beat the eggs very carefully with sugar, add flour to them, and then beat them in again. It is not necessary to peel apples. We cut them arbitrarily - into cubes, slices, etc. Take a baking dish, grease it with oil, put apples there, fill everything with the resulting dough. Since this charlotte with apples is baked in the oven, we send it there for 30 or 40 minutes (until a golden crust appears on top of the pie). The oven must be preheated. Here is a simple recipe for charlotte.

Revealing secrets

As you know, charlotte with apples is traditionally prepared. But... To make it really tasty, the apples must be sour. They are the ones that go best with the sweet taste of a delicate biscuit. Therefore, if for some reason you don’t have Antonovka or another similar variety on hand, you can dilute the sweet apples with sour berries or plums.

To make the dough good, it is advisable to separate the whites from the yolks. And first beat the first with sugar and flour. And then, at the end of the process, add the yolks into the dough. A sponge cake prepared in this way will never sag, and the cake itself will turn out tender and fluffy.

How to bake charlotte correctly? Many housewives make a mistake at this stage. Remember! Be sure to carefully preheat the oven for at least fifteen minutes. And only then send the pie into it. The optimal temperature for cooking is considered to be one hundred and eighty degrees. Baking time is from thirty to forty minutes. But! Under no circumstances should you open the oven while the charlotte is cooking! Otherwise, you will end up with a sticky and inedible mass.

To prevent the charlotte from burning in the oven, you can use one trick. Place the same one under the baking sheet with the pie, but with salt. Thanks to this trick, the charlotte will bake evenly and will never burn.

And one last thing. Classics are, of course, sacred. But there is no need to be afraid and add something different to each recipe. As for charlotte, various flavorings such as vanillin, cinnamon, etc. are quite appropriate in this dish, which will diversify and make even better the already familiar taste of this amazing pie.

Charlotte on kefir

Remember how we recently said that if there are no sour apples, you can add berries or plums to the pie? But there are some people who prefer the classic version of the sponge cake - only with apples. What to do in this case? As a way out, we offer the option of preparing dessert using kefir dough. It is this fermented milk product that is designed to dilute the sweetness of apples. To prepare this pie we will need:

Preparation

The butter needs to be softened, then carefully beat it with sugar, gradually adding one egg at a time to the mixture. Add kefir, then flour (preferably sift it), baking powder. Add salt. Mix the resulting dough with chopped apples, pour the whole mass into a greased and sprinkled with breadcrumbs mold. Bake traditionally - in the oven, at one hundred and eighty degrees, but a little longer - forty-five minutes.

Variations on a theme...

If desired, you can replace kefir with sour cream. This type of pie is also called Tsvetaevsky. Based on the fact that Marina Tsvetaeva allegedly loved to cook it. And treat your guests to such charlotte. True, this version can hardly be called reliable, because, according to contemporaries, the poetess did not particularly gravitate toward cooking. But the name turned out to be beautiful, and therefore it stuck. And quite popular. So, we think we need to say at least a few words about how to cook charlotte in the Tsvetaev style. Why we stock up:

• flour (you will need one and a half cups);
• sour cream (also one and a half tbsp.);
• butter;
• slaked soda;
• sugar (two hundred grams);
• one egg;
• a kilogram of Antonovka (or other, but certainly sour apples).

Cooking process

From flour, half a glass of sour cream and butter, not forgetting to add slaked soda, you need to carefully knead the dough. Then put it in the refrigerator for about thirty minutes. Then take the mold, grease it with oil, and then “stick it” with dough, leaving “allowances” for the edges. In this case, it is advisable to peel the apples, then cut them into thin slices and place them on the dough. Mix the remaining glass of sour cream, egg and sugar, pour over the apples. Use the “allowances” to form beautiful sides, after which you can send the cake to an already preheated oven, where it is baked for about an hour at one hundred and eighty degrees. This charlotte is served cold. They say it tastes better this way.

In principle, there are a lot of recipes for making apple pie. And not only apple. Charlotte (photos of it are presented in the article) turn out no less tasty with berries, apricots, and even cabbage or chicken. In addition, you can cook it not only in the oven, but also in the microwave, and in the dream of all current housewives - a slow cooker. More on the last method below.

Charlotte in a slow cooker

I must say that in the miracle pan the charlotte turns out simply amazing. And all because of the features of the multicooker. Thanks to many modes, the cake is baked perfectly, and the non-stick coating of the bowl prevents it from burning. You can prepare charlotte in this unit according to the recipes described above and others. We will discuss one of them now.

Caramelized charlotte

The name is somewhat inaccurate, because only the top will be caramelized, but, as you know, you can’t erase the words from the song.

Ingredients:

• eggs (three or four pieces);
• sugar (a glass plus two and a half spoons);
• flour (also a glass);
• butter (fifty grams);
• apples (five or six pieces);
• salt;
• cardamom, cinnamon or vanilla - according to preference.

Cooking

Set the “Baking” mode and put butter in the bowl. After it melts, you need to take a brush and smear it on the walls. Then we fill two with the floor. spoons of sugar (very good if it is brown). Dissolve it by constantly stirring with a spatula. The apples need to be cut into slices, sprinkled with any of the selected flavors (vanilla or anything else to taste), mixed, and then placed in a thin layer on the bottom. Then fill it with a layer of dough. To prepare the latter, you need to beat the eggs with sugar, gradually adding flour to the mixture. Then another layer of apples, then a layer of dough. And so on to the top of the bowl. Close the multicooker and cook in the same “Baking” mode. Cooking time depends on the power of the unit. This is usually from forty to sixty minutes. After the signal rings, indicating the end of the process, you need to wait another ten minutes, then open the multicooker and, turning the bowl over the dish, take out the pie.

How to serve

In principle, charlotte is a dish that is so tasty in itself that it does not require any additional ingredients. It is enough to offer a cup of tea or coffee with the cake. However, you can diversify the dessert. This aromatic pie goes great with, say, ice cream. Or with sour cream, which can be prepared quite quickly. Why do you need to beat a glass of rich sour cream with a mixer, after adding a few tablespoons of powdered sugar and a bag of vanillin to it. By the way, except for Tsvetaevskaya, other types of charlotte are served hot - just ten minutes after the end of cooking.

Perhaps we can end here. However, in the end I would like to offer a recipe for, so to speak, an alternative charlotte. Not with the usual apples, but with a more substantial filling.

Hearty charlotte

To prepare this somewhat unusual pie, we stock up on:

• raw and boiled eggs (two pieces each);
• mayonnaise (three tablespoons);
• flour (100 g);
• butter (40 g);
• sugar (one tsp);
• cabbage (400 g);
• onion (1 pc.); salt.

How to cook

We will make the pie in a slow cooker. We put it in the “Baking” mode, put the butter in the bowl, as soon as it melts, add the finely chopped onion. Simmer, stirring, until soft. Then add finely shredded cabbage and coarsely grated eggs. Then fill the mass with dough made from eggs beaten with sugar, mayonnaise and flour. Mix everything, leave to cook in the same mode for an hour or a little more. If you wish, you can take not white cabbage, but Chinese cabbage. Or, let's say, colored. Instead of mayonnaise, put sour cream.

In principle, charlotte is a dish with which you can experiment endlessly. Our housewives came up with a great many variations on this theme. So don't be shy, join the ranks of innovators and create! Who knows, what if you come up with some kind of your own kind of this pie, which - and why not - grateful gourmets will call it after your name.

Charlotte in the oven is prepared according to recipes that were originally invented by French chefs. A modern recipe for charlotte in the oven is biscuit dough, apples and oven. Charlotte with apples in the oven is not difficult to prepare, but it requires a certain skill and patience from the hostess. The recipe for charlotte with apples in the oven requires strict adherence to the technological process, otherwise you will not get a lush charlotte in the oven.

There are no special varieties of this pie. Under the name “charlotte pie in the oven”, in addition to the traditional charlotte with apples in the oven, you can prepare: charlotte with kefir in the oven, charlotte with cabbage in the oven, charlotte with apples with kefir in the oven. Even if you prepare the simplest charlotte in the oven, it should still consist of biscuit, apples, and some spices.

If you have mastered some original recipe of your own, for example, a recipe for charlotte with cabbage in the oven or a recipe for charlotte with kefir in the oven, share your achievement with us. After preparing your “charlotte in the oven” dish, send us the recipe with a photo of this creation, and we, in turn, will share it with the readers of our site. Recipes with photographs are more accessible to beginner cooks. If this is your first time preparing charlotte in the oven, the photo will tell you many nuances. Therefore, we are very interested in the step-by-step recipe for charlotte in the oven with apples. Baking charlotte in the oven yourself for the first time is more difficult. Surely, the result will not be quite the right charlotte! A recipe with photos step by step in the oven will help you make it real. This will be a traditional delicious charlotte in the oven. What else can help you bake charlotte with apples in the oven? Try watching the “Charlotte Video” clip. It’s not easy to make such a video in the oven, but it exists.

How to cook charlotte in the oven? The recipe will tell you everything. Recipes help novice housewives prepare charlotte pie with apples in the oven. Using the instructions, you will get a fluffy charlotte with apples in the oven. And in the future, having learned how to cook charlotte with apples in the oven, you can teach this art to your friends.

Here are some more tips for cooking charlotte in the oven:

The ideal apple variety for charlotte is Antonovka. It has the necessary sweet and sour taste and the pulp of the required hardness.

The charlotte is baked for 30 - 40 minutes at 180 degrees in a preheated oven. Be sure to preheat the oven at least 15 minutes before placing the charlotte in it!

Never open the oven while baking. Any movement of air will cause the biscuit to settle and lose its quality and appearance.

Ground cinnamon, nutmeg or cardamom added to apples will add new shades to the dish. A pinch of ginger or ground black pepper will not spoil the taste of the pie at all, but will add charm and slight piquancy to it. But when adding spices, try not to overdo it.

It is best to serve the charlotte hot, 10 – 15 minutes after cooking.

Charlotte with apples - an old English recipe. Modern recipes for classic charlotte have preserved all the secrets of its preparation. A delicious pie filled with apples can delight children throughout the year, but in summer and autumn, garden fruits are especially fragrant and healthy!

This dish of simple and affordable ingredients served as a delicious dessert for poor workers. The bottom of the frying pan was lined with bread coated with butter or egg, and apple slices were placed on top. After baking, the result was a complete dish that was equally tasty for both adults and children.

​Classic charlotte with apples in the oven - recipe step by step with photos

The classic recipe for charlotte with apples should be in the arsenal of any housewife. From the simplest ingredients you can often make a delicious pie for home tea parties. Step-by-step photos will help you quickly master the cooking process and delight your dear guests with an easy and healthy dessert.

Recipe ingredients:

• Eggs - 4 pcs;
• Sugar - 200 gr;
• Flour – 150 gr;
• Apples – 3-4 pcs;
• Powdered sugar for decoration.

Preparation:

1. First, remove the peel and seeds from the apples. To easily get rid of the entrails, you can use a special tube-shaped device or a regular rounded potato knife. Cut the apples into thin slices and, to prevent them from darkening, sprinkle them with lemon juice.

1. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat them with sugar, adding sand in small portions.

If desired, the mixture can be lightly salted. It will turn out even tastier

1. Sift the flour through a sieve and carefully combine with the fluffy mass.

In order not to knock down the foam, it is advisable to mix the flour with a wooden spatula from bottom to top!

1. It is better to grease the baking dish with a piece of butter and sprinkle with sugar. Carefully place the apples in a circle, creating a beautiful pattern. After baking, turn the charlotte over and the slices will create an appetizing fruity texture.

1. Pour the creamy batter over the apples, distributing it evenly over the entire surface.

1. Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. We check readiness with a toothpick or wooden stick; after piercing it should be dry and clean.

A hot pie should not be removed from the mold, and to prevent the charlotte from falling off, it is better to turn it over and place it in 2 glasses until it cools completely.

Place the finished apple pie on a plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Charlotte has arrived, it’s time to call everyone to the table and drink freshly brewed tea!

​Lush charlotte with apples - recipe in the oven

You will get a fluffy charlotte if you beat eggs with sugar until a white, fluffy foam forms. Adding a spoonful of rich sour cream will make the taste richer and the pie tender and tasty. In the oven, the dough will rise by 5-7 cm and make the charlotte truly fluffy and melting on the tongue.

Let's prepare the ingredients:

• Eggs - 4 pcs;
• Apple - 4 large or 10-12 small;
• Sugar - 150 gr;
• Flour - 150 gr;
• Full-fat sour cream - 1 heaped tablespoon;
• Vanilla sugar - 1 packet;
• Orange zest.

Try taking apples with red skin and not peeling it off. Then the slices in charlotte will look bright and appetizing.

Preparation:

1. Break the eggs into a bowl and begin beating at low speed. Add vanilla and granulated sugar in portions, set the beating speed to maximum and bring the mass to a fluffy white foam.
2. Through a sieve, add flour to the bowl, add a spoonful of sour cream and the zest of one orange. Mix everything carefully with a spatula from bottom to top and prepare the baking dish.
3. The bottom of the mold can be lined with parchment or greased with butter and lightly sprinkled with flour. We lay some of the apples down, fill them with fluffy dough, and then create a beautiful pattern on the surface from the red slices.

It is better to lay out the apples in a spiral from the side of the mold to the center with the skin facing up, the pattern will turn out very beautiful! If desired, the slices can be lightly sprinkled with cinnamon.

Bake the cake for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. After cooling completely, remove the fluffy charlotte from the mold, cut it and serve in portions with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

​Charlotte with apples - recipe for a slow cooker

A smart multi-cooker preserves all the beneficial properties of the food in the dish. Cooking charlotte with apples in a miracle machine is a pleasure. The recipe is very simple and quick, so you can delight your loved ones with a delicious dessert made from summer apples very often.

Ingredients:

• Eggs – 4 pcs;
• Sugar – 1 glass;
• Flour – 1 glass;
• Apples – 10-12 pcs;
• A piece of butter.

Preparation:

1. Peel any apples, preferably sweet and sour, from skins and seeds, and cut into thin slices. Beat eggs with a glass of sugar until fluffy white mass. Add a glass of flour sifted through a sieve to the mixture. Bring the dough to a creamy mass with a mixer.
2. Throw a piece of butter into the bowl, grease the bottom and walls. Select the “Baking” mode and set the timer for 60 minutes. First, pour the chopped apples into the pan, and then pour the dough evenly over them. We wait 1 hour and place the finished charlotte on a dish.

Enjoy your tea!

​Charlotte with apples - recipe with kefir

The charlotte dough with apples prepared with kefir turns out to be very soft and melts in your mouth. The recipe is popular among modern housewives. The pie comes out of the oven incredibly fluffy with aromatic apple smoke.

Let's prepare the necessary products:

• Eggs – 4 pcs;
• Apples – 3 pcs (large);
• Flour – 300 gr;
• Sugar – 200 gr;
• Kefir – 200 gr;
• Butter – 50 g;
• Vanilla and ½ teaspoon of soda.

Preparation:

1. Chop the apples into thin slices on a special grater, sprinkle with lemon and leave to release the juice.

1. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and slowly add granulated sugar to them.

1. Pour kefir and melted butter there. Whisk everything thoroughly until it becomes a fluffy white mass.

1. Through a sieve, pour flour in parts, add vanilla and soda, mix the dough until it has a thick, creamy consistency.

1. Cover the baking pan with parchment, grease it with oil and pour out half the dough.

1. Spread the apples evenly.

1. And fill with the remaining dough.

1. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes. Sprinkle the finished golden brown cake with powdered sugar.

As we have already seen, charlotte with apples is really very easy to prepare. And so that you can see this clearly, I suggest watching a video recipe for making apple charlotte with sour cream

Happy tea drinking and see you new recipes!