Sharlotka: Russian apple pie +video

Looking for an effortless apple cake? Try Russia’s most popular dessert and you’ll always have your go-to recipe.

This simple dessert is known to everyone in Russia, but it actually originated in Britain in the 18th century and was known as “Charlotte”. This apple bread pudding was first invented by peasants, but the Russian version of “Charlotte” was invented in London at the beginning of the 19th century by French chef Marie-Antoine Carême, who was in the service of Russian Czar Alexander I. Later, this recipe became so popular that it was simplified from having Bavarian cream and savoiardi cookies to being an easy-to-prepare pie with biscuit and apples. Even the name was modified to “Sharlotka”.
Receipt of Russian apple pie (in English)

Text by Vasilisa Malinka 

Source:  RBTH