Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Apple Shortcake

This is a family favourite and much easier than pastry making!
Double this recipe and freeze one before baking.

125g butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup SR flour
3/4 cup plain flour
425g can dessert apple
1 tsp grated lemon rind
Cinammon sugar
Extra sugar

Cream butter and sugar, add egg, beat well. Stir in sifted flour in two batches. Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead lightly until smooth, divide in half, refrigerate 30 mins. Roll each piece into a 20cm round between two sheets of plastic food wrap.
Grease and line the base of a 20cm sandwich tin or pie dish. Press one circle into dish.
Combine apple and lemon rind. Spread over dough. Sprinkle with cinammon sugar.
Place second round of dough over apple mixture, press edges together.
Sprinkle extra sugar over top. Bake in moderate oven 35 to 40 mons. Stand 15 mins before serving.

2 comments:

  1. Yummy!! This recipe was much enjoyed by all our family. The more unhealthy members of our family said their favourite part was the shortbread bit, especially with the sugar on top!! The healthier ones said their favourite part was the apple bit of it. Personally I thought both bits together were very yummy!!!

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