blomidon inn appel taart
categories: Cake | Desserts
Prepared: 2005-10-19
this winning dessert from the blomindon inn in nova scotia's annapolis valley celebrates one of the region's chief products: apples. wedges are served with whipped cream and toasted sliced almonds.
Ingredients:
- 2 cips all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter, softened and cubed
- 1 egg, beaten
filling: - 8 cups diced (unpeeled) apples (northern spy or delicious)
- 3 tbsp sherry
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- pinch ground cloves
Preparation:
- in bowl, stir together flower, sugar and baking powder
- with pastry blender or 2 knoves, cut in butter just until in coarse chunks and mixture is still dry
- drizzle with egg; toss until slightly moistened (mixture should not come together like dough)
- set aside 1 cup for topping
- lightly press remainder evenly onto bottom and halfway up side of 10-inch springform pan
- set aside
- filling:
- in bowl, toss together apples, sherry and lemon juice
- stir together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
- sprinkle over apples and toss well
- scrape into pan, levelling top
- sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture
- bake in centre of 350F oven until golden brown, about 1 1/2 hours
- let stand on rack until warm
- run knife around edge to loosen
- let cool completely before removing side of pan
makes 12 servings @ 411 calories per serving
