Baked apple pie

Nothing beats a slice of warm apple pie with a dollop of cream

By MARLO KITSHOFF-CARSTENS LL

10 servings

Ingredients

250 ml (1 c) sugar

2 eggs

125 ml (½ c) full cream milk

45 ml (3 T) butter, melted

250 ml (1 c) cake flour

5 ml (1 t) baking powder

Pinch of salt

Pinch of ground cinnamon

385 g (1 tin) pie apples

SAUCE

250 ml (1 c) sugar

250 ml (1 c) cream

2.5 ml (½ t) vanilla essence

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 ºC.

1. Whip sugar and eggs. Add milk and butter. Whip again.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together. Stir into egg mixture.
3. Grease 22 cm round ovenproof pie dish.
4. Spoon dough into pie dish and arrange apple slices on top.
5. Bake for 60 minutes till golden brown.
6. Sauce Start sauce 20 minutes before baking time is over.
7. Heat sugar and cream over medium heat. Stir frequently till sauce starts to bubble. Take off heat and add vanilla essence.
8. Pour warm sauce over apple pie as soon as it is taken out of the oven.
9. Serve lukewarm with whipped cream and decorate as you wish.