Mary's Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.4 lb plus 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 cup milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.3 cups sugar 
• 4 cups newtown pippin cored peeled thinly sliced
• 4 cups newtown pippin cored peeled thinly sliced

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. In a food processor or bowl, mix 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt.
2. Cut the 3/4 cup butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. Whirl or cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture has texture of fine crumbs.
3. Beat milk and egg to blend.
4. Pour into flour mixture and whirl or stir with a fork just to evenly moisten. On a lightly floured board, knead dough briefly until it holds together.
5. With floured hands, pat the dough evenly over bottom of a 9- by 13-inch pan and press edges up sides to form a slight ridge.
6. Place apple slices, overlapping slightly, in 3 rows down the length of the dough.
7. In a food processor or bowl, whirl or rub with your fingers the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup sugar, and cinnamon until mixture has texture of fine crumbs.
8. Sprinkle over apples.
9. Bake in the middle of a 350 oven until cake is browned, about 40 minutes.
10. Cut into squares.
11. Serve cake warm or cool.