Recipe - Apple Cake Cp

1 cup Allpurpose flour; sifted
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Sugar
One fourth cup Shortening
1 Egg; slightly beaten
One fourth cup Milk
4 cup Tart apples; cut or sliced up ; pared
and cored
One half teaspoon Cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Nutmeg
2 tablespoon Granulated sugar
One half cup Apricot jam
2 tablespoon Shortening; melted

Apple Cake 3 to 4 hours To Cook: In a mediumlarge bowl, sift together the
flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. With two
knives, cut the shortening into the flour until mixture is mealy. Make a
well in the center and drop in the egg and milk. Stir in the flour mixture
to form smooth batter, turn into greased 2quart mold. Arrange the apples
in rows on top, pushing them halfway into the dough. In a small bowl, mix
the cinnamon, nutmeg and 2 tablespoons sugar. Sprinkle over the apples and
dot with apricot jam. Drizzle butter over all. Place in the slow cooker and
cover loosely with a plate. Cover the cooker, but prop the lid open a
fraction with a toothpick or a twist of foil to let excess steam escape.
Cook on High for 3 to 4 hours. Makes 6 servings. "Clear & Simple Crockery
Cooking", by Jacqueline Heriteau, Grosset & Dunlap, NY, c1975
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #774 by "jana@cablenetva.com"
jana@cablenetva.com on Sep 7, 1997