Skånsk äppelkaka - Scanian Apple Cake
- Scanian Apple Cake The southernmost province of Sweden - Scania - is famous (at least within Sweden) for its food. This Scanian apple cake is a
Ingredients
- 16 large apples
- 500 g (1 lb) granulated sugar
- 400 ml dried bread crumbs
- plenty of butter
Instructions
- 1
Peel the apples, remove the cores and cut them in thin slices.
- 2
Butter a suitable form and cover the bottom with a thin layer of sugar and bread crumbs.
- 3
Place half of the apple slices in the form and spread half of the sugar and half of the bread crumbs on top of the slices.
- 4
Add the remaining apple slices and cover them with the remaining sugar and bread crumbs.
- 5
Slice ice-cold butter over the form, using a cheese slicer, so that the contents of the form is covered by a thin butter layer.
- 6
Bake in the oven at 175 o C for 10 minutes.
- 7
Slice a new butter layer over the contents of the form.
- 8
Bake for another 10 minutes at 175 o C.
- 9
Raise the oven temperature to 250 o C and bake for a further 20 minutes.