Ingredients:
450g apples, peeled, cored and sliced
90g brown sugar
freshly-grated zest of 1/2 lemon
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp butter
For the Batter:
120g plain flour
pinch of salt
60g butter
60g sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
a little milk
Method:
Combine the apples, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice in a pan with a little water and 1 tsp butter. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for about 10 minutes, or until tender.
Transfer the cooked fruit to the base of a pie dish and set aside as you prepare the batter. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl. In a separate bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and neat thoroughly to combine. Lightly fold in the flour mix, adding a little milk, as needed, to form a stiff batter.
Turn the batter on top of the apples then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 180&x00B0;C and bake for about 50 minutes, or until the batter is cooked and the top of the dessert is golden. Serve hot with custard.
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