a spirit of simplicity in the kitchen
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Old fashioned cream of mushroom soup
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Connemara Apple Cake
Connemara Apple Cake
Cake base:
1⅛ cups cake flour
½ cup sugar
1 large egg
¼ cup melted butter
½ cup evaporated milk
Topping:
2 large baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/6 cup butter
Grease
an 8-inch ovenproof dish. Heat oven to 400ยบ F. Sift flour 4 times. Add
sugar and mix together. Add the milk and beaten egg to the ¼ cup
melted butter; mix well together and add to the flour mixture. Beat
till smooth (300 strokes by hand or 2 minutes with the electric mixer).
Pour mixture into the prepared ovenproof dish.
Cover
cake base with the apple slices, letting them overlap. Melt the 1/6
cup butter; brush over apples. Mix cinnamon with sugar and sprinkle
over apple slices. Place dish on a cookie sheet and bake in the center
of the oven for 40 minutes or till apple slices are soft and the knife
inserted into the cake comes out clean. Serve hot, with or without
whipped cream or ice cream.
Monday, January 4, 2016
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