Ukrainian Apple Cake (Yabluchnyk)

This is a delicious cake which is easy to prepare. You can also use this pastry base with pitted cherries, plums, or sliced peaches.

INGREDIENTS

* 190 g all-purpose flour
* 50 g white sugar
* 2 g salt
* 7 g baking powder
* 115 g butter
* 1 egg, beaten
* 80 ml cream
* 4 large apple - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
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* Struesel Topping
* 30 g cold butter
* 110 g brown sugar
* 15 g flour
* 5 g ground cinnamon


DIRECTIONS

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.