Spiced Apple Sponge

Spiced Apple Sponge

poniedziałek, 27 stycznia 2014

Spiced Apple Sponge

Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 850 g granny smith apples
• 30 g butter
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 eggs
• 1 finely grated lemon, zest of
• 1/4 cup self raising flour
• 1/4 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
• sifted icing sugar, to serve

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350*F (180*C).
• 2 Peel core, and slice the apples into eights (slicing through the middle ways, so that the slices stay in rounds).
• 3 Melt the butter in a large frying pan, add the apples slices and cook, stirring occasionally, over high heat for 7 minutes, or until browned.
• 4 Add the raisins, lemon juice, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, half the sugar and 1/2 cup water.
• 5 Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the apples are tender.
• 6 Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves and spoon the apple mixture into a deep 2 litre round ovenproof casserole.
• 7 To make the sponge topping, beat the eggs, remaining sugar and lemon zest in a small bowl with electric beaters for 7 to 8 minutes, or until the mixture is light and creamy.
• 8 Sift together the flours and fold into the creamy mixture with a metal spoon.
• 9 Spoon the sponge topping over the apples and bake for 30 minutes, or until the sponge is well risen and golden.
• 10 Dust with icing sugar before serving.
• 11 Best eaten immediately.