Name: Apple & Rum Custard Cake
Prep time: PTM
Cook time: PTM
Total time: PTM
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1½ cups Unbleached Flour; 5 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Lemon Rind; &frac23; cup Butter Or Margarine; 1 large Egg Yolk; 1 tbsp Milk; ½ cup Soft Bread Crumbs; 2 tbsp Butter Or Margarine; 4 cups Tart Apples; 1 tbsp Lemon Juice; ¼ cup Sugar; ¼ cup Raisins¹; ¼ cup Rum; 3 large Eggs; &frac13; cup Sugar; 1¾ cups Milk

The Recipe Bin: German - Desserts & Candies

Apple & Rum Custard Cake



Crust: 1½ cups Unbleached Flour (Unsifted) 5 tbsp Sugar 1 tbsp Lemon Rind (Grated) ⅔ cup Butter Or Margarine 1 large Egg Yolk 1 tbsp Milk	Filling: ½ cup Soft Bread Crumbs 2 tbsp Butter Or Margarine (Melted) 4 cups Tart Apples (Sliced) 1 tbsp Lemon Juice ¼ cup Sugar ¼ cup Raisins¹ ¼ cup Rum 3 large Eggs (Beaten) ⅓ cup Sugar 1¾ cups Milk



CRUST:
To make crust, mix flour, sugar, and lemon rind.
Cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add egg yolk and 1 tbsp of milk; mix gently to form a dough.
Pat into bottom of a 10-inch Springform pan that has sides only greased.
Press dough up sides of pan for 1 inch.
FILLING:
Toss together bread crumbs and melted butter.
Spread evenly over pastry crust.
Toss apple slices, lemon juice, and ¼ cup of sugar.
Spread apples over crumbs.
Drain raisins, reserving rum, and sprinkle raisins over apples.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 15 minutes.
Beat eggs and sugar until thick and lemon-colored.
Stir in milk and reserved rum.
Pour custard over apples and bake for 45 to 60 minutes at 350°F until custard is set.
Cool completely before serving.
Do NOT remove springform pan until cool.

¹ - Soak raisins in ¼ cup rum for ½ hour before using.


Makes approximately 8 servings. unknown calories per serving.

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