How to bake: Appelgebak

Yesterday, I baked a traditional dutch apple pie, better known as 'Appelgebak', here I'll show you step by step how to make the perfect appelgebak.

For the crust:

 

300g Self Raising Flour
200g Butter
Pinch of Salt

160g Caster Sugar

1 Egg (whisked)

 

For the filling:

1kg Apples

50g Caster Sugar

2 TBSP Cinnamon

75g Raisins or Sultanas

2 TBSP Breadcrumbs

 

1) Preheat the oven 180c Electric and 165c Fan assisted.

2)  Combine the flour, butter, sugar, the salt and half the egg, I find it easier to use a mixer, but this can be done by hand.

3) Once combined it should resemble pastry rather than cake batter. If too dry, add some more of the egg.

4) In a separate bowl, mix together all the ingredients for the filling EXCEPT the breadcrumbs.

5) In a 23cm spring form cake tin, spread the crust mixture evenly across the base and up the sides, leaving some for the top. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the bottom.


6) Add the apples, then spread the remainder of the crust to the top.


7)  Bake for 60-75 mins, and dust with icing sugar once cooled.