Apple Tart (Elmali Tart)

150 gram butter/margarine, room temperature

2 Tbsp yogurt

1 egg

½ cup sugar

¼ cup canola oil

1 tsp baking powder

2 ½ cups flour

2-3 apples, shredded,

4 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

½ cup crushed walnuts

Powdered sugar for garnish

Take shredded apples and 4 Tbsp sugar into a pot and cook until the water is absorbed and the mixture gets viscous. Stir in cinnamon and walnuts. Turn the heat off. Let it cool.

Meanwhile, in a kneading bowl start mixing sugar and butter/margarine with your hands. Add yogurt, canola oil and other ingredients, respectively.

Knead the dough until it turns out as soft as cookie dough. Take the half of it and place over a greased oven pan. Fit the dough into the pan by flattening it. Pour the apple mixture over. Then, take the other half of the dough and grab grape size random pieces and throw randomly over the tart. Try to use all the dough evenly on all over the tart. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and bake until the top gets pink (for about 30-40 minutes).

Take the apple tart out of the oven and let it cool. Garnish with powdered sugar with a swifter. Slice in squares and serve.

ENJOY

P.S: I substituded 1 cup of the flour with whole wheat flour.

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150 gram margarin, oda sicakliginda

2 yemek kasigi yogurt

1 yumurta

½ su bardagi seker

½ cay bardagi kanola yagi

½ paket kabartma tozu

2 ½ su bardagi un

2-3 elma, rendelenmis

4 yemek kasigi seker

1 tatli kasigi tarcin

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ceviz ici

Uzeri icin pudra sekeri

Once elma marmeladi icin, rendelenmis elma ve 4 kasik sekeri tencereye alin. Orta ateste koyulasip suyunu cekene dek pisirin. Marmelat kivamina gelince tarcini ve cevizi ilave edin, karistirin ve atesten alin. Sogumaya birakin.

Hamuru icin once margarin ve sekeri elinizle iyice yogurun. Kurabiye hamuru hazirlar gibi sirayla yogurt, kanola yagi ve diger malzemeleri ilave ederek yogurun.

Yumusak bir hamur elde ettikten sonra, hamurun yarisini ayirin. Diger yarisini yaglamis oldugunun tepsiye elinizle mumkun oldugunca esit yayin. Uzerine elma karisimini yayin. Geri kalan hamurdan elinizle ufak parcalar kopararak uzerine serpistirin. Goruntu olarak karmasik olabilir, ama pistikten sonra degisecektir.

Onceden isitilmis 180 C (350 F) firinda uzeri pembelesene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-40 dakika).

Pistikten sonra, biraz soguduktan sonra, ufak bir elek yardimi ile uzerine pudra sekeri serpin. Dilimleyerek ikram edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Ben 1 su bardagi kepekli un ile normal unu karistirarak kullandim.

Ana Sayfaya Don

Apple Filled Sweet Buns (Elmali Top Pare)

2 eggs
250 gr butter/margarine (2 sticks) at room temperature
2 tbsp yogurt
5 cups all purpose flour
½ cup sugar
1 tsp/1 package baking powder
2 tsp/2 package vanilla
½ cup coconut, finely shredded

For Filling:
3-4 apple, peeled and shredded
¼ cup sugar
½ cup hazelnuts/walnuts, crushed (optional)
1 tbsp cinnamon

Syrup:
1½ cup water
1 ½-2 cups sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

First prepare the syrup, because you will use pour cooled syrup over the hot cookies. In a saucepan, place sugar and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and turn the heat off. Let it cool.
Place all the filling ingredients, but the nuts and cinnamon a saucepan/pot. Cook over low-medium heat, till the mixture gets brownish and thickens (for about 10-12 minutes). Then, stir in nuts and cinnamon. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, mix sugar, melted margarine/butter, eggs and yogurt using a mixer. Slowly add flour, baking powder and vanilla and knead with your hands till the dough gets soft and non sticky as cookie dough. Cover and leave the dough aside for 15 minutes.
Grab walnut size dough pieces and flatten them with a rolling pin or just use your palms for flattening. Place ½-1 tbsp filling in the middle and close it up, giving a ball shape. Then, place it on a greased oven tray upside down (closing side will be touching the tray). Bake them in a preheated 375 F (190 C) oven till they get lightly pink. Do not over bake. Immediately pour the cooled syrup all over the cookies. Or dip them in syrup. Do not leave them in syrup more than 10 minutes, otherwise they will be crumbly. Finally dip and roll the sweet buns in shredded coconut, making sure the tops are covered with coconut.
Then place them a serving plate. You can store them in fridge as long as they are sealed well.
This recipe makes approximately 20 pieces.
ENJOY

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2 yumurta
250 gr margarin/tereyag, oda sicakliginda
2 yemek kasigi yogurt
5 su bardagi un
½ su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi/1 paket kabartma tozu
2 tatli kasigi/2 paket vanilya
½ su bardagi hindistancevizi rendesi

Ic malzeme:
3-4 elma, soyulup rendelenmis
¼ su bardagi seker
½ su bardagi findik/ceviz, iri cekilmis (istege bagli)
1 yemek kasigi tarcin

Surup:
1½ su bardagi su
1 ½-2 su bardagi seker
1 tatli kasigi limon suyu

Ilk once; surubu hazirlayin, cunku sicak kurabiyelerin uzerine sogumus surubu dokecegiz. Kucuk bir tencereye seker ve suyu alin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika kaynatin ve altini kapatip limon suyunu ilave edin. Sogumasi icin bir kenara ayirin.
Ic malzemeyi hazirlamak icin, rendelenmis elma ve sekeri bir tencereye alin. Orta ateste elmalar karisim suyunu cekip, kahverengimsi bir renk alana dek, yaklasik 10-12 dakika pisirin. Sonra, findik/ceviz ve tarcini karistirin ve bir muddet sogumaya birakin.
Genis bir kapta seker, eritilmis margarin/tereyagi, yumurta ve yogurdu mikser ile cirpin. Yavasca unu ilave ederek elinizle yogurmaya baslayin. Kabartma tozu ve vanilyayi ilave edin ve yapismayan, kulak memesi yumusakliginda bir hamur elde edin. Uzerini ortun ve yaklasik 15 dakika dinlendirin.
Ceviz buyuklugunde parcalar koparin ve hamuru merdane ya da elinizle acarak mumkun oldugunca inceltin. Ortasina ½-1 yemek kasigi ic malzeme koyun ve buzerek kapatin. Kapattiginiz kisim altta kalacak sekilde yaglanmis firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 190 C (375 F) firinda hafif pembelesene dek pisirin (Kahverengi olmasina izin vermeyin).

Firindan cikarir cikarmaz soguyan surubu uzerlerine dokun ya da top pareleri suruba daldirin. Surubun icinde alt ust ederek surubu iyice emmesini saglayin, ama 10 dakikadan fazla surubun icinde birakmayin. Aksi takdirde top pareler dagilir ve sekilleri bozulur. Son olarak, elmali top pareleri hindistan cevizinin icinde yuvarlayin ve iyice bulanmasi saglayin. Sonra, servis tabagina alin ve servis yapin. Isterseniz, elmali top pareleri kapali olarak buzdolabinda saklayabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane top pare cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Apple Cookie Rolls (Elmali Kurabiye)

This is one of my favorite cookies and with this recipe I won the cookie category of Food Science Bake Contest:)

1 cup yogurt
1 cup sugar
250 gr margarine/butter, melted

1/2-1 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
7-8 cup flour
½ cup confectioner’s sugar for garnish
Filling:
3 apples, peeled, cored and shredded
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup crushed walnuts/pecans

Mix all the dough ingredients, but flour and confectioner’s sugar. Add flour slowly and form a non sticking dough. Knead for 4-5 minutes. Then, cover the dough with a clean cloth and leave for resting.
Meanwhile, cook shredded apples with sugar for about 10 minutes over low-medium heat. When they turn to brown stir in cinnamon and walnuts/pecans.
Cut the dough into 3 pieces and flatten each dough with a roller about 1/10 inch thickness. Then cut it into 8 pieces (see the picture). Put 1 tsp filling on the wide side and roll it up (see the picture). Use baking paper over the baking tray or grease it. Then place the apple cookie rolls on the tray and preheat the oven to 350F (180 C). Bake them for about 30 minutes, till they get light brown. Make sure not to over bake.
Sprinkle confectioner’s sugar on tops and serve.
ENJOY

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Bu tarif benim en sevdigim kurabiyelerden biridir ve bu tarifle Gida Bolumu'nde duzenlenen Tatli Yapimi Yarismasi, Kurabiye kategorisinde birinci oldum:)
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 su bardagi seker
250 gr margarin/tereyag, eritilmis

1/2-1 su bardagi sivi yag
1 yumurta
1 tatli kasigi kabartma tozu/1 paket kabartma tozu
7-8 su bardagi un
1 cay bardagi pudra sekeri
Ic Malzeme:
3 elma, soyulmus, ici temizlenmis ve rendelenmis
3 yemek kasigi seker
1 tatli kasigi tarcin
1 cay bardagi ufalanmis ceviz

Pudra sekeri ve un haric butun malzemeleri karistirin. Unu yavas yavas yedirerek elinize yapismayacak bir hamur elde edin. Yaklasik 4-5 dakika yogurun. Hamurun uzerini temiz bir bez ile ortun ve dinlenmeye birakin.
Diger yandan bir tencerede rendelenmis elma ve sekeri 10 dakika kadar orta ateste pisirin. Elmalar kahverengiye donecektir. Pisince ocaktan alin ve tarcin ile cevizi ilave edin.
Hamuru 3 parcaya ayirin. Her parcayi oklava ile ½ cm kalinliginda acin. 8 esit parcaya kesin (resime bakiniz). Genis taraflarina 1 tatli kasigi ic malzemeden koyarak rulo seklinde sarin (resime bakiniz). Kurabiyeleri yaglanmis ya da yagli kagit koydugunuz firin tepsisine aralikli olarak dizin.
Onceden isitilmis 180C (350 F) firinda kurabiyeler hafif pembelesene dek yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin. Firindan cikarinca uzerine pudra sekeri serpin ve servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don