Bunny Pie
norwegian apple cake
norwegian apple cake
a few months ago, i was browsing through the cooking and craft section of a used bookstore and i came upon 'connecticut a la carte'. it is of a few decades ago, put together by the Junior League of Hartford with recipe donations by what i imagine to be a community of well-to-do connecticut wives. it even had a sticker saying it won "BEST COOKBOOK THE R.T. FRENCH CO TASTEMAKER AWARD". i just did a quick flip through and nothing totally caught my eye except the pleasing early 80's provincial design so i bought it thinking there might be something in there if i were to go through it thoroughly. if anything it would look nice on my cookbook shelf. a few sundays ago (sundays always seems to be the day i want to go through my cookbooks and take on new food projects), i was looking for something i could make that i had never tried before that was both simple and did not require crazy ingredients. i found the recipe for this apple cake that had so few ingredients and took so little time it was unbelievable. the result is less cake, more a kind of blondie, a bit of crunch on the outside and chewy inside. biting into the little bits of apple and walnuts is really wonderful and it is all even better with a bit of vanilla ice cream on top. make it and love it!! (if you dare)
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C flour
1/2 t salt
1 t baking powder
1 egg
1 rounded cup diced apples
1/2 c chopped nuts (i used walnuts)
preheat oven to 350 degrees
1. Mix together the sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder.
2. break an egg into the center of the mixture and stir together to mix well.
3. mix in the apples and nuts and pour into a greased 8" pie pan.
4. bake 25 to 30 minutes.
the book says it is even better the next day but i think it is good every day!!
11 Comments:
oh wow that sounds amazing! i love blondies and apples and nuts, so i am bookmarking this recipe for later. thanks for sharing!
this sounds like a great recipe! what temperature should the oven be turned to?
oops! fixed :)
this looks great and i love the cover of the cookbook. nice find!
I made this last night and it was fabulous. I almost didn't make it because the recipe didn't call for any oil or butter and I thought there had to be a typo. I'm glad I made it anyway, it's delish!
It looks so pretty. But not so pretty I couldn't eat it. Especially with the melting icecream on top.
looks scrumps! thanks for sharing! I also like the cover, has this nostalgic feel to it
I know this is an older post but I've been eyeing this and wanting to make it. Well I finally did today! It's for my husband to bring to a work party. I wish I could taste a slice but I can't cut into it since it's for the party. But it's so easy I can just make myself another one. :)
It may have been that I messed up with the convertions, but I found that the egg would not bind the mixture together, so I had to add a bit of milk. I also added a touch of cinnamon and omitted the nuts.
I had another problem when my silly oven decided to cook the outside too fast and ended up a bit hard.
But, despite the complications, this cake turned out wonderfull. I left it for a day to soften and it was so yummy. And you're right, it is absolutely delicious with vanilla ice cream.
For futher reference, is the mix meant to be very dry or more like a batter? And if anyone could accurately convert this to grams, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Hey there. I whipped this up yesterday morning to bring to my parents. Had a bunch of plums in the fridge and used them. It came out fab, with the plums becoming sticky and chewy. And Debs, you'd love this, they were tart! So with a scoop of organic vanilla ice cream, even my Mum, hater of cooked fruit lapped it up!
Scrumptuous!
i made this a few days ago and it was gone fast! great recipe. so glad i found your blog! yay!
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