Seasonal baking recipes feature apple pie and apricot tart

Various seasonal dessert recipes and baking techniques are being highlighted, focusing on traditional Polish preparations using fresh fruit.

Agnieszka Rogalska from Bronów shares a method for making apple pie using 'papierówki' apples. The recipe features a shortcrust pastry made from scratch using five egg yolks, flour, butter, sugar, baking powder, and vanilla sugar. The process involves hand-kneading the dough, chilling it in two parts, and pre-baking the base before adding the sliced apples mixed with sugar and potato starch.

Additionally, chef Ewa Wachowicz presents a recipe for an apricot tart featuring an almond cream and a buttery shortcrust base. To achieve a professional, glossy finish on the fruit, Wachowicz recommends applying a glaze made from apricot jam mixed with lemon juice using a pastry brush while the mixture is warm.