A new take on a classic pie
Apple pie with Vorarlberg mountain cheese
This apple pie recipe proves that tart apples and mature Vorarlberg mountain cheese are the perfect combo.
Apple pie with mountain cheese
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Ingredients
25 g butter
40 g sugar
400 g of Boskop (or other tart) apples
100 g Alma Vorarlberg mountain cheese
1 package puff pastry
coarsely ground black pepper
1 small sprig of rosemary -
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 220° C
2. Peel and core the apples and cut them into circa 3 cm slices.
3. Melt butter in a pan and cook with sugar, stirring constantly, until a light fragrant caramel is produced.
4. Place the apple pieces closely together and upright in the caramel and place the pan in the hot oven for 5 minutes.
5. In the meantime, cut the mountain cheese into 5 mm thick pieces and roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of approx. 5 mm.
6. Place the cheese slices on top of the apples.
7. Cut the puff pastry slightly larger than the pan, puncture several times with a fork, place on top of the apples and tuck in the edges around the fruit.
8. Bake at 220° C for about 20 minutes until golden.
9. Sprinkle with rosemary and pepper.
Recipe: Alma
