Milopita: Greek Apple Pie

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Margarita worked as an administrative assistant. For the past 10 years, she has been creating her own recipes with great success!

Milopita is a fabulously tasty Greek apple pie

What Is Milopita?

Milopita is a traditional Greek apple pie dessert. There are many different recipes for this pastry, but this particular one is my own. It can be prepared quickly, which is good because I guarantee it will disappear fast!

This dessert pairs perfectly with yogurt or ice cream. In Greece, many people enjoy eating milopita for breakfast, as well.

Cook Time


Prep time	Cook time	Ready in	Yields
30 min	30 min	1 hour	10 to 12 servings

Ingredients

For the cake:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon clove powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons milk
4 eggs
1 cup crystal white sugar
1 capsule vanilla

For the apples filling:

2 large or 3 small apples, sliced
6 tablespoons white or brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup black raisins
Powdered sugar, to sprinkle on top
1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

Grease a 28-cm round nonstick pan with butter. Directly in the pan, add 3 tablespoons sugar, the sliced apples, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 3 tablespoons sugar and the raisins.
In a bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, clove and baking powder. Continue adding the rest of the ingredients and keep stirring until you have a thick mixture.
Pour the mixture on top of the apples and put the pan in the oven at 170 to 175°C for about 30 minutes.
When the apple pie cools down, turn it upside down on a plate and sprinkle powdered sugar on top.