Apple Vartuta without Oil and Eggs: A Light Pastry That Surprises with Its Flavor 0 119

Ingredients

For the dough:

• Warm water — 150 ml
• Vegetable oil — 150 ml
• Sugar — 1 tbsp.
• Salt — 0.5 tsp.
• Flour — 450 g

For the apple filling:

• Apples — 1.2 kg
• Cornstarch — 1.5 tbsp.
• Sugar — 2–3 tbsp.
• Lemon juice — 2 tsp.
• Cinnamon — 1 tsp.
• Roasted nuts — 50 g

For the pumpkin filling:

• Pumpkin — 350 g
• Sugar — 2 tbsp.

For brushing:

• Egg yolk — 1 pc.
• Milk — 1 tbsp.

Preparation

1. Mix warm water, oil, salt, and sugar, gradually add flour, and knead a soft elastic dough. Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.
2. Prepare the apple filling: grate or finely chop the apples, mix with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nuts. For the pumpkin filling, grate the pumpkin and mix with sugar.
3. Divide the dough into 4 parts, roll each thinly and stretch by hand into a large thin sheet.
4. Place the fillings in strips or an even layer, roll into logs, and shape into vartutas.
5. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment. Mix the yolk with milk and brush the tops of the pastries. Bake at 180 °C for 40–50 minutes until golden brown.
6. Allow the vartutas to cool slightly and serve warm or completely cooled.