Polish Apple & Orange Mazurka
Polish cuisine has elements taken from the cooking traditions of the many national groups that have lived in the country. Pastries and cakes are a traditional type of dessert in Poland and are often made from yeast dough.
Serves 12
Ingredients
- 225g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 100g caster sugar
- grated zest and juice of 1 orange
- 175g butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tbsp double cream
Topping
- 500g Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
- 75g caster sugar
- a few flaked almonds
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the salt, sugar and orange zest. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles crumbs.
- Beat the egg yolks and cream together then stir into the flour mixture and mix to make a crumbly dough.
- Press into the base of a 26 x 16cm rectangular tin, pushing it up a little around the edges of the tin to make a rim. Prick the base all over with a fork. Bake for 20 minutes and remove from oven.
- Toss the apple slices, caster sugar and juice of half the orange together then arrange the apple slices over the dough.
- Bake for a further 20 minutes or until the slices are tender but not mushy. If you like, you can pop the Mazurka under a hot grill to caramelise the apple slices slightly.
- Leave to cool slightly in the tin before cutting into 12 rectangles. Serve warm or cold with cream.
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