Apple Torte

• 5 apples, I like red or golden delicious
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
• 2 cups sugar, plus 1/2 cup for topping.
• 2 teaspoons good vanilla.
• 4 large eggs.
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder.
• extra butter & flour for the pan..
• Extra 1/2 cup sugar & 1/2 tsp cinnamon for the topping.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Prepare an 8 x 12 or 9 x 13 pan with butter and flour.
3. Core & peel apples. Slice into half moon shapes.
4. Cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy. rnAdd the vanilla.
5. Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
6. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Mix until just blended.
7. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth the to.
8. Place apple slices in overlapping rows. rnSprinkle, liberally, with sugar and cinnamon mixture.rnBake I hour.
9. Let cool then cut into squares.

apples, butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, extra butter, sugar

Taken from food52.com/recipes/798-apple-torte (may not work)