Belevskaya apple marshmallow at home: step-by-step recipe - how to make homemade Belevskaya marshmallow

Food preparation

To prepare the marshmallow we will need the following ingredients:

• apples - 2 kilograms;
• granulated sugar - 100 grams;
• egg - 1 piece;
• powdered sugar for sprinkling.

It is preferable to take the Antonovka variety for apples. If you don’t find any, then you can take any apples with dense and sweet pulp. You will not need the whole egg, but only its white part.

Recipe for making Belevsky marshmallow

Initially, you need to make puree from the apples. To do this, the fruits are heat treated and then pureed. There are several ways to do this:

• In the oven. The apples are washed and the wormholes are cut out. Then they are placed on a baking sheet and baked in the oven at 180 degrees until cooked, about 40 minutes.The softened fruit is then rubbed through a sieve to remove seeds and skins.
• On the stove. Apples are cut into quarters and peeled from seeds. Place the slices in a saucepan with 200 milliliters of water added, and simmer them over low heat under a lid until softened. After this, the fruits are pureed with a blender and filtered through a sieve.
• In a slow cooker. Apple slices are completely peeled and seeded. Next, the slices are placed in the multicooker bowl and cooked in the “Baking” mode for 40 minutes. To prevent the fruit from burning, add 50 milliliters of water to the pan. Baked apples are punched with a blender until smooth.

The next step is to beat the applesauce thoroughly. It is convenient to do this with a submersible mixer. Actively whipping the fruit mass should take at least 10 minutes.

After this, half the amount of sugar is introduced into the container with apples in small portions.

Separately, beat the egg white with the second part of the granulated sugar. After running the mixer, stable peaks should form.

The apple puree and whites are combined together and beaten for about 10 minutes, until the mass increases in volume and stops flowing from the spoon.

Approximately 1/5 of the resulting volume is separated. This is the future cream that will be used to lubricate the cakes in the future. To prevent the product from spoiling, it is placed in a jar with a lid and sent to the refrigerator.

The second part of the egg-apple mass is divided in half and placed on baking sheets measuring 20 x 30 centimeters. The layer of mass should be approximately 1 - 2 centimeters. To prevent the marshmallow from sticking, line the surface of the baking sheet with baking paper.

The baking sheets are sent to the oven to dry. The heating temperature should not exceed 80 degrees.The optimal option is 60 – 70 degrees. Drying time – 5 – 8 hours. Required condition: the oven door should be ajar, approximately 2 fingers. Ignoring this point may result in the marshmallow remaining raw.

After the cakes stop sticking to your hands, remove the marshmallow from the oven and let it lie on a flat surface for 2 hours until it cools completely. It is better to place them with the paper facing up.

The cooled cakes are freed from parchment. If the paper does not come off well, you can lightly wet it with water.

Next, the workpieces are lubricated with the previously prepared cream. At the same time, if you plan to make pastila in the form of a roll, then the cakes are not cut. They are simply greased with apple-egg mixture and rolled.

If you plan to form the marshmallow in the shape of a cake, then each cake is cut in half, and then alternately greased and placed on top of each other.

At the final stage, the collected Belevsky apple marshmallow is again sent to the oven for 1.5 - 2 hours. After it has completely dried in the oven, it is allowed to cool at room temperature for 2 - 3 hours.

After this, the resulting “cake” is cut into portions, each of which is generously sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Watch the video from the channel “Cooking with Irina Khlebnikova” about the method of preparing Belevsky apple marshmallow at home

Belevskaya marshmallow without sugar

If you are an ardent fan of sugar-free dishes, then the Belevsky marshmallow recipe can be modernized. To do this, granulated sugar and powder can be completely eliminated, and the apple variety can be replaced with a sweeter one. Also, you can add cinnamon or vanillin to the fruit mass to flavor it, and food coloring to change the color.

How to store Belevsky marshmallow at home

It is believed that marshmallows prepared according to all the rules can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a year. To do this, it is wrapped in paper and placed in a bag. However, in practice, homemade Belev apple pastille is eaten almost instantly.