Apple Pie-Cake

By á-25138

Ingredients

• For the dough :
• 110 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• For the apples :
• 4 large green apples
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 3-4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 generous teaspoon ground cinnamon

Details

Adapted from blog.lemonpi.net

Preparation

Step 1

For the dough, place the butter and sugar in a mixer and beat until smooth. Add the egg, lemon juice and pinch of salt, beating to combine. Add the flour and baking powder and slowly mix until the dough comes together. Add a few more tablespoons of flour if the dough looks too wet. Wrap the dough and chill for at least 2 hours before using.

When you are ready to roll the dough, first prepare the filling. Peel, core and slice the apples roughly 1/4 inch thick. Toss with the lemon juice, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon, then set aside.

Cut the dough in half and roll the first half to fit a 8 or 9 inch pie pan. Line the pan with the dough. Pile the sliced apples on top of the dough, then roll the second half of the dough as a lid. Crimp or press the edges of the pastry together. Cut a few slits on top of the pastry and sprinkle with extra sugar and cinnamon if you wish. Bake in a preheated 180′C oven for approximately 1 hour, until the pastry is golden brown (cover loosely with foil if it appears to be browning too quickly, half way through the baking time).