This, though, is delicious!
Yesterday was hard. Coming off a rough, albeit, short week punctuated by little sleep, worry over milk production, Jake's first observation, Ben getting moved down to yellow for not completing his 1st grade work in a "timely" manner, Leo being all kinds of sassy....
We didn't sleep well Friday night into Saturday because Jamie was being a bugger. He and I woke around 5 and I felt like a zombie. Jake woke at 7 and we traded sneaking away for naps during the morning which didn't really work because everyone else was awake and making noise.
Eventually, we each got an additional hour nap or so and after our grocery trip, I got to bake, which always makes me feel better.
I think this recipe is going to be one repeated again and again (it even got the Jake-dessert-seal-of-approval, which is hard to get!)
Buttery Apple Torte
Preheat oven to 375
Peel and slice thinly 3-4 apples (I had 3 large apples from Papa's trees which was probably a bit too many)
Melt 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon butter in the microwave. Reserve 6 tablespoons
Grease a 9" cake pan with melted butter and sprinkle with sliced almonds (a couple handfuls)
Pour remaining butter and sliced apples into a skillet.
Cook apples in butter for 10 min or until they start to turn translucent
Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together:
2/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
In a large bowl, whisk together:
2 eggs plus one egg yolk
Add 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used 1/2 teaspoon almond and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla)
Reserved 6 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
(Next time I make this, I may switch the lemon juice for almond liqueur)
Stir in flour mixture, then add cooked apples
Pour batter into greased pan and bake at 375 degrees for 25-35 min (until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean)
Let cool 5 min, then invert onto a cake platter
Serve warm or add some whipped cream on the side!
We didn't sleep well Friday night into Saturday because Jamie was being a bugger. He and I woke around 5 and I felt like a zombie. Jake woke at 7 and we traded sneaking away for naps during the morning which didn't really work because everyone else was awake and making noise.
Eventually, we each got an additional hour nap or so and after our grocery trip, I got to bake, which always makes me feel better.
I think this recipe is going to be one repeated again and again (it even got the Jake-dessert-seal-of-approval, which is hard to get!)
Buttery Apple Torte
Preheat oven to 375
Peel and slice thinly 3-4 apples (I had 3 large apples from Papa's trees which was probably a bit too many)
Melt 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon butter in the microwave. Reserve 6 tablespoons
Grease a 9" cake pan with melted butter and sprinkle with sliced almonds (a couple handfuls)
Pour remaining butter and sliced apples into a skillet.
Cook apples in butter for 10 min or until they start to turn translucent
Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together:
2/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
In a large bowl, whisk together:
2 eggs plus one egg yolk
Add 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used 1/2 teaspoon almond and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla)
Reserved 6 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
(Next time I make this, I may switch the lemon juice for almond liqueur)
Stir in flour mixture, then add cooked apples
Pour batter into greased pan and bake at 375 degrees for 25-35 min (until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean)
Let cool 5 min, then invert onto a cake platter
Serve warm or add some whipped cream on the side!