DUTCH APPLE PIE

60 ml butter

250 ml caster sugar

3 eggs

250 ml Flour

5 ml baking powder

pinch salt

65 ml milk

1 x 410 gram tinned Pie apples


Preheat oven to 160 deg C.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one by one, mixing well after each addition.

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the butter mixture.

Pour mixture into a well greased, oven proof pie dish.

Arrange the pie apples on top. Bake for 30-40 minutes.


SYRUP:


Mix together:

180 ml sugar

65 ml butter

125 ml milk or cream



Microwave the syrup ingredients 5 - 10 minutes until it thickens. Stir occationally.

Pour syrup over apple pie when it comes out of the oven and decorate with flaked almonds. Serve with cream.