The Tula region is famous not only for gingerbread, it is also famous for one sweet dish - apple Belevsky marshmallow, the recipe for which dates back more than a century and a half!
There is an interesting story about the origin of this unique dish. The merchant Ambrosy Prokhorov, who lived back in the 19th century in the city of Beleva, Tula region, owned wonderful apple orchards of the Antonovka variety. The whole merchant's family and especially the grandmother loved apples. In order to prolong the pleasure and eat your favorite fruits even in winter, the merchant decided to make a new dish from baked Antonovkas. This is how the legendary Belev apple marshmallow was invented.
Required Ingredients
This apple dessert has become popular far beyond Russia. Prokhorov was a true patriot of his beloved city and named the sweet invention in his honor.
At home, Belyovskaya marshmallow is prepared with your own hands; it simply takes a little time.
According to the recipe for Belevsky apple marshmallow for 6 servings you will need:
- 2 kg of apples (it is better to use the Antonovka variety);
- 250 g sugar;
- 2 egg whites;
- 1−2 tbsp. spoons of powdered sugar.
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Belevskaya pastila and other sweets +
Last year, Olesyunka and I went to a chess tournament in Serpukhov and passed by Tula. When we were returning home, we decided to buy the famous Tula gingerbread. They bought and at the same time grabbed marmalade, marshmallows and Belevsky marshmallow , although they themselves did not know what it was.
It turned out that Tula gingerbreads taste exactly the same as our Voronezh souvenir gingerbreads.
In Kostroma, by the way, gingerbread is tastier:
We also tried Belevsky marshmallows - also nothing special:
But Belevskaya pastila simply delighted us. We have never encountered such a taste before and finally understood what the expression “melts in your mouth” means.
We bought marshmallows in different flavors: classic, blueberry, chocolate, plum.
But it turned out that the most delicious Belev pastille is still the classic one.
We brought only a few packs of Belevskaya marshmallow, but all the relatives liked it and they even asked us to bring more next time. But it turned out that there is no need to go to Tula for tasty food anymore. Belevskaya marshmallow is now sold even in our store, which we are very happy about
