Apple tourte with nuts and raisins recipe
- 100 g (3.5oz) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 100 g (3.5oz) caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 150 g (5.3oz) self-raising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 dessert apples, peeled, cored, and finely sliced
- 30 g (1.1oz) raisins
- 30 g (1.1oz) walnuts, roughly chopped
- Preheat the oven to 180C (350F/Gas 4).
- Grease and line the bottom of the cake tin.
- Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
- Whisk the sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs together in a large bowl.
- Whisk in the cooled, melted butter until all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- Sift in the flour and cinnamon, and fold it together well.
- Finally, fold in the apples, raisins, and walnuts.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until it is well risen and golden brown, and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Set the tourte aside to rest for at least 15 minutes before serving warm with whipped cream, or cold as a cake.
- Best eaten the same day, but can be stored, well wrapped, for up to 2 days.
unsalted butter, caster sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, ground cinnamon, dessert apples, raisins, walnuts
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/19531/apple-tourte-with-nuts-and-raisins-recipe (may not work)