Apple pie with walnuts, raisins and cardamom
Just the other day our doorbell rang and the neighbor stood in front of me with a large basket full of apples. Where this basket comes from, there are many more of them, she told me. Would I take some of them from her? Of course! I wanted to bake the days anyway a delicious apple pie with walnuts.
Buttery and fluffy with a hint of cardamom
Such a wonderfully fluffy apple pie is always a really great thing! And once you have a good basic recipe, you can easily modify it to your heart's content. I opted for an apple pie with walnuts, raisins and cardamom. Raisins and walnuts are best friends anyway, but together with a slightly tart variety of apples and a hint of cardamom comes here really mood! The raisins and walnuts in particular add different consistencies and textures to the fluffy cakes. As with my savory dishes, I love it when there is still some crunch.
Since I am a really absolute fan of cinnamon, this fantastic spice simply can not be missing. So every piece of the apple pie with walnuts puts me in a super cozy autumn mood. For me, this usually means that I'm allowed to bum around on the couch all day on the weekend and play video games without having a guilty conscience... But even with the most demanding (or undemanding) games, a (forced) break has to happen at some point. After all, I can't drink apple pie and a hot coffee or tea at the same time while gaming - I tried it once, was definitely not a good idea. Have fun baking!
Recipe for apple pie with walnuts, raisins and cardamom
Equipment
Ingredients
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 180°C top/bottom heat and grease springform pan.
- Peel apples, cut into quarters and slice lengthwise.
- Beat butter with sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest and eggs with a hand mixer or food processor until fluffy.
- Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom and salt.
- Fold flour mixture into butter-egg mixture and mix until smooth.
- Add the raisins and spread the dough in the lined springform pan.
- Spread cut apple quarters over the cake and press lightly into the batter.
- Coarsely chop walnuts, spread on the cake and bake the cake in the oven for about 45 minutes.
- Let apple pie with walnuts cool on a cooling rack or serve lukewarm.
Nutritional values
Fancy more cake? Then try the delicious date cake or the turmeric cake. The chocolate tart is particularly chocolaty. The delicious cinnamon buns are a really fluffy affair.
