Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 120g sugar
  • 120g plain flour
  • 120g butter, melted
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2-3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • Pinch of salt
  • 350ml milk

Instruction

  • Preheat a fan forced oven to 150 degrees Celsius.
  • Slice Granny Smith apples into slices half a centimeter thick. Place apples in a saucepan with 1 tbs water and stew on low for 6-8 minutes or until soft. Set aside to cool.
  • In a clean bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until the mixture turns pale yellow.
  • Add vanilla essence, salt and melted butter. Whisk until combined.
  • Sift flour into the mix and whisk gently until combined. Add milk slowly and whisk until it resembles a pouring cream consistency.
  • In a separate clean bowl, whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into the egg yolk and milk mixture.
  • Grease a 20cm x 30cm springform baking tin with, or line with baking paper. Lay the apple slices on the bottom of the tin. Pour the mixture over the apple slices.
  • Bake for 40-45 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 30 minutes.
  • Serve warm with custard or a dollop of cream.