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Dutch Apple Cake

A historical recipe from Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917).

A historical recipe

Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #34509.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #34509 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34509). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Netherlands. Associated with Netherlands by a demonym leading its title: Dutch (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1-1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup milk 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons melted shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 apples 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons sugar 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar;
  2. add egg well beaten, milk, and shortening;
  3. beat well, and spread in a greased pan, having mixture about an inch deep;
  4. core, pare, and quarter apples, cut in thick slices, and arrange in rows on top of cake;
  5. sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, and bake in hot oven half an hour.
  6. Serve with liquid sauce.