Halwai September 15, 2023

Ingredients:

• For the cover: 150 g – fat (margarine/butter)
• 200 g – flour
• 50 g – Sugar
• For the crumble: 100 g – flour
• 50 g – fat (margarine/ butter)
• 50 g – Sugar
• For the filling:
• 1/2 dozen – apples
• 50 g – Sugar
• 1/2 tsp – Lemon juice
• 1 tsp – Cinnamon powder

Method:

  1. Sieve the flour. Rub in the fat until you get a bread crumb-like consistency.
  2. Add sugar.
  3. Make a soft dough adding cold water and keep aside.
  4. For the crumble:
  5. Sieve the flour and rub in the fat.
  6. Add sugar and mix well.
  7. Leave the mixture dry.
  8. For the filling:
  9. Peel the apples and finely slice them.
  10. Add sugar, cinnamon powder and a few drops of lime juice.
  11. Roll out the pastry to 1/8 inch thickness
  12. Line the bottom of a greased souffle tin or a pie tin.
  13. Arrange all the apple slices and sprinkle over with crumble.
  14. Bake at 150 degrees till done.

Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja