German Apple Torte

Submitted by Ninna

"From a cookery course I attended in Brisbane, Q'ld presented by a friend Kerryn. This is so easy and so good."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• FILLING

• 4 large cooking apples, peeled
• 125 g sugar

• PASTRY

• 250 g self raising flour (2 cups)
• 100 g butter
• 30 g sugar
• 1 egg, beaten

directions

1. Cut peeled apples into quarters, then each quarter into 5 pieces, then partically cook apple with sugar, keep hot.
2. Sift flour into bowl, rub in butter, add sugar, then egg and mix to soft dough.
3. Roll out half the pastry and line large, deep flan.
4. Spread apples to within 1/2” of top of flan tin.
5. Grate remainder of pastry over top and bake 25-30mins at 220 deg C (425 deg F).
6. Serve hot or cold, with cream, custard or ice-cream.