# Apple and Marzipan Pie

Recipe by [Tomás Herrera](https://fridge.menu/en/u/tomasherrera)

A buttery pastry pie with a rich marzipan filling and thin apple slices on top.

Servings: 6 · Prep 30 min · Baking

Vegetarian · Contains: gluten, milk, nuts, eggs

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## Ingredients

- 300 g [Apple](https://fridge.menu/en/i/apple) — thinly sliced
- 30 g [Caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar) — for sprinkling

### Pastry

- 240 g [Plain flour](https://fridge.menu/en/i/flour)
- 50 g [Icing sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/powdered-sugar)
- 1 pinch [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt)
- 120 g [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter)
- 1 pcs [Egg](https://fridge.menu/en/i/eggs) — beaten
- [Water](https://fridge.menu/en/i/water) — as needed

### Marzipan filling

- 200 g [Marzipan](https://fridge.menu/en/i/marzipan) — coarsely grated
- 125 g [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter) — room temperature
- 50 g [Caster sugar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/sugar)
- 2 pcs [Eggs](https://fridge.menu/en/i/eggs)
- 40 g [Ground almonds](https://fridge.menu/en/i/almond-flour)
- 1 tsp [Cinnamon](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cinnamon)

## Steps

1. In a food processor, blend the plain flour, icing sugar, salt and butter until smooth.
2. Gather the dough in a bowl, adding the beaten egg and a little cold water as needed.
3. Roll out the dough between two sheets of baking paper.
4. Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. (30 min)
5. Grease a 24 cm pie tin and line it with the dough, pressing gently into the edges.
6. Trim off the excess dough, prick the base with a fork, cover with baking paper and fill with dried beans or baking beads for blind baking.
7. Bake the base in a fan oven preheated to 175°C for about 15 minutes. (15 min)
8. Remove the base, lift off the paper and take out the beans.
9. Beat the marzipan, butter and caster sugar until smooth.
10. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mix the ground almonds with cinnamon and fold into the marzipan mixture.
11. Spread the marzipan mixture over the baked pie base.
12. Arrange the apple slices neatly in a pattern, pressing them lightly into the filling.
13. Sprinkle with sugar and bake the pie in a fan oven preheated to 175°C for 30-35 minutes, until the marzipan filling is firm. (33 min)
14. Serve the apple pie with soured cream, vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Published 2026-10-08

https://fridge.menu/en/r/apple-pie-with-marzipan-d6zsp3mi

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