Dutch Apple Cake

Name: Dutch Apple Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup sifted flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 tblsp sugar; 1/4 cup shortening; 1 egg; 1/4 cup milk; 3 1/4 cup pared sliced apples; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 2 tblsp melted butter

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Ingredients

1 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 tblsp sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
3 1/4 cup pared sliced apples
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tblsp melted butter

Directions

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{"0":"Sift flour, baking powder, salt and 1 tblsp of the sugar.","1":"Cut in shortening (mom used butter or margarine) with two knives or a pastry blender until the mixture is like coarse corn meal.","2":"Stir in combined egg and milk with a fork.","3":"Spread in a greased pan about 10x6x2.","4":"Arrange apples in parallel rows on top. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and nutmeg combined with the remaining 2 tblsp sugar. Then sprinkle with melted butter.","5":"Bake in a moderately hot over of 400 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until apples are tender.","7":"Dutch Peach Cake: Substitute 5 fresh peaches which have been peeled, pitted and sliced.","9":"Dutch Plum Cake: Substitute 4-5 plums which have ben pitted and cut in eitghths. Use the Italian plums which are usually available in August."}