Ingredients
1 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 tblsp sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
3 1/4 cup pared sliced apples
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tblsp melted butter
Preparation
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and 1 tblsp of the sugar. Cut in shortening (mom used butter or margarine) with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture is like coarse corn meal. Stir in combined egg and milk with a fork. Spread in a greased pan about 10x6x2. Arrange apples in parallel rows on top. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and nutmeg combined with the remaining 2 tblsp sugar. Then sprinkle with melted butter. Bake in a moderately hot over of 400 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until apples are tender.
Dutch Peach Cake: Substitute 5 fresh peaches which have been peeled, pitted and sliced.
Dutch Plum Cake: Substitute 4-5 plums which have ben pitted and cut in eitghths. Use the Italian plums which are usually available in August.
