Ukrainian Apple Cake (yabluchnyk)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup cream
• 4 large apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons cold butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly butter an 8 inch square baking dish.
• 2 sift together 1 1/2 cups of flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. cut in 1/2 cup of butter until the mixture is crumbly. stir together the egg with the cream and gently mix into the flour until a soft dough has formed. press into prepared baking dish. layer the apples into the dish overlapping, in neat rows. prepare streusel by mixing the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. cut in 2 tablespoons butter until the mixture is crumbly. sprinkle over apples.
• 3 bake in preheated oven until apples have softened, and topping has browned, about 25 minutes.