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    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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