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Apple and nut cake from Grandma's cookbook

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 300 g flour
  • 200 g butter
  • 100 g powdered sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • Lemon(s) – peel, grated
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 750 g apples
  • 60 g sugar
  • 20 g butter
  • 50 g raisins
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cl rum
  • 250 g walnuts, grated
  • 100 g sugar
  • 20 g butter
  • 90 g breadcrumbs
  • ⅛ liter milk, (+ a few tbsp)
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 1 pinch of cinnamon
  • 2 cl rum
  • Lemon(s) – peel, grated
  • Egg(s), for brushing

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Make a shortcrust pastry from the first 6 ingredients, let it rest in a cool place for 2 hours, then make the apple filling from the next 7 ingredients: steam thinly sliced ​​apples with butter, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and rum until soft, then drain well, and finally add the raisins. Nut filling: bring milk, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, rum, butter, sugar and lemon zest to a boil, stir in the nuts and breadcrumbs, let it cool. Roll out the dough, line the tart tin and edges with 3/4 of the dough, prick several times, then spread the nut filling on top, then spread the apple filling on top, roll out the remaining dough to the size of the tart and use it to cover the tart, draw a lattice pattern with a fork and brush with beaten egg, bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for approx. 50-60 minutes The tart takes a little more time, but it’s really worth it.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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