A Slice of Heaven

June 8, 2015

Mikhaila

While in Melbourne, we had a chance to have a cooking class with chef extraordinaire Teta Maria Damchev. We baked Apple Slice which is a Hungarian dish, but since Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city, we are counting this as one of our Australian recipes. 🙂

Apple/apricot filling

5-6 sliced apricots
5-6 Granny Smith apples, grated
Sugar to taste
1 tbsp. semolina

1. Place the fruit in a pot on the stove on medium heat until the apples are soft.

2. Add sugar and semolina and stir until the juice in the pot has thickened.

3. Remove pot from the heat and let it cool.

Pastry ingredients

500 gr self rising flour
1 full egg (yolk and whites)
2 yolks
12 gr sugar
Pinch of salt
20 gr unsalted butter
1 tsp orange & lemon grated rinds
A bit of milk to make dough
1 packet vanilla sugar

One 11×13 baking pan

1. Mix all pastry ingredients together.

The ingredients in a bowl

Mixing the ingredients together

Teta Maria making the dough

2. Let the dough sit for 10 min.

3. Separate the dough into two pieces.

4. Roll out one half and place it in the bottom of a pan lined with parchment paper.

Rolling out the dough

Putting the dough on the bottom of the pan

5. Cover with the filling.

Covering the bottom with apple and apricot filling

6. Roll out the other piece of dough and place it on top of the filling.

Covering the filling with another piece of dough

7. Use a fork to make holes in the pastry so the apples can breathe.

8. Sprinkle some sugar on top of the pastry.

9. Bake at 180-190 C (approximately 350 F) for 30 mins.

10. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did when Teta Maria made it with us! 🙂

About the Author

Mikhaila recently graduated from the University of Western Ontario in Canada studying Biology and Computer Science. In her program, she enjoyed all kinds of lab work, especially when it involved going into the field to collect specimens. Mikhaila loves singing and music and was part of her university’s acapella club for a few years! In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing the ukulele, and listening to comedy podcasts. Mikhaila is excited for more new travelling experiences!

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8 responses to “A Slice of Heaven”

Baba

June 8, 2015

Another Yum, Yum! I will be making this lovely recipe soon! It really does sound like “A Slice of Heaven”. Thanks for sharing, Mikhaila. Love, Baba
1. Mikhaila
  
  July 2, 2015
  
  Hello Baba,
  
  This dessert was really delicious! I will definitely make it when we come home!
Oma

June 8, 2015

Hi Mikhaila, I just love apricots and the combination with the Granny Smith apples sounds just delicious. Thank you and Teta Marie for the recipe and the step by step instructions. I can just smell the baking! and will be making it for sure. Lots of Hugs to all
1. Mikhaila
  
  July 2, 2015
  
  Hi Oma,
  
  Even though it is called “apple slice”, I think the apricots make it taste great!
Mary Papulkas

June 8, 2015

Does this ever look scrumptious! Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and ENJOY! Happy to see Maria doing what she does best, demonstrating her cooking talents. Bet you felt right at home with the family; which is how we felt when we were in Australia. Now, if there was only one way to take that dessert off the screen…perhaps one day…
1. Mikhaila
  
  July 2, 2015
  
  Hello Teta Mary,
  
  This dessert would taste amazing with vanilla ice cream! I have to try this when we come home! 🙂
Herta Park

June 8, 2015

Looks easy and delicious! And I noticed that there are two pieces missing in the final photo? hmmm…or is it yum?
1. Mikhaila
  
  July 2, 2015
  
  Hi Herta,
  
  Guilty…. 😀

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