Apple Torte

Name: Apple Torte
Ingredients: 6 None Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and halved; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 9 tbsp butter or margarine, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 2 None eggs; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tbsp sliced almonds; 1 tbsp apricot jam; 1 tbsp powdered sugar

12 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

6 None Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and halved
2 tbsp lemon juice
9 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 None eggs
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tbsp sliced almonds
1 tbsp apricot jam
1 tbsp powdered sugar

Directions

1

Sprinkle the apple pieces with lemon juice. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2

Mix the butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Stir in eggs one by one. Mix together the flour and baking powder; fold into the wet mixture. Pour the batter into a greased 10 inch springform pan and level with an offset spatula. Distribute the apple halves, cut side down, in the mixture. Sprinkle the top with almonds and bake for 40-45 mins.
3

Take the torte out of the oven and leave it in the pan to cool on a wire rack. Heat the jam, with a little water if necessary and stir it until it reaches a smooth, glaze-like consistency. Remove torte from pan and brush apples with the glaze. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.