Busters Recipes

Mary's Apple Cake
Prep and cook time: About 1 hour

Makes: 12 servings
About 2 cups all-purpose flour
11/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (3/8 lb.) plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup milk
1 large egg
4 cups peeled, cored, and thinly sliced apples such as Golden Delicious,
Granny Smith, or Newtown Pippin (about 11/4 lb. total)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. In a food processor or bowl, mix 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking
powder, and salt.
2. Cut the 3/4 cup butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture.
Whirl or cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture has texture
of fine crumbs.
3. Beat milk and egg to blend. Pour into flour mixture and whirl or stir
with a fork just to evenly moisten. On a lightly floured board, knead
dough briefly until it holds together.
4. With floured hands, pat the dough evenly over bottom of a 9- by
13-inch pan and press edges up sides to form a slight ridge.
5. Place apple slices, overlapping slightly, in 3 rows down the length
of the dough.
6. In a food processor or bowl, whirl or rub with your fingers the
remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup sugar, and cinnamon until mixture
has texture of fine crumbs. Sprinkle over apples.
7. Bake in the middle of a 350° oven until cake is browned, about 40
minutes. Cut into squares. Serve cake warm or cool.

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