- Ingredients
- 450g/1lb. plain flour
- 1/2 tsp (2 ml). baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 40g/1 1/2oz. butter, creamed
- For the filling:
- 1.5kg/3lb. apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 225g/8oz. sugar
- 120 ml/4 fl.oz. rum
- 85ml/3fl.oz. orange flower water
- thinly pared rind of 1 lemon
- To finish:
- 25g/1oz. butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- caster sugar
- Preparation
- Macerate the sliced apples with the filling ingredients overnight.
- Strain the apples, reserving the juice.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl, put butter and eggs into a well in the centre.
- Working with the fingertips gradually add 200ml/7 fl.oz. of the liquid from the apples.
- Work into a smooth and elastic paste with your hand and leave to rest for 2 hours.
- Roll out as thinly as possible, then transfer to a floured cloth on a large table.
- Working from the centre, with the palms of your hands, carefully stretch the paste to the thinness of a cigarette paper.
- Rest it and yourself for 1 hour.
- Brush lightly with melted butter and dust with sugar, cover with well drained apples and roll up.
- Mix the remaining juice into the beaten egg and brush over the top.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190EC/390E/Gas 5 for 50-55 minutes.
- Prep Time: 12 hours 0 minutes
- Cooking Time: 1 hours 0 minutes
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- Comments
- This is an unedited version of this recipe showing the original conversions of the contributor.
Recipe Courtesy of Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright
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