Submitted by Nathalie Padilla, one of our very favorite Belgian persons!
- 1 3/4 cup flour, sifted
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter or margarine
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 extra large eggs (separated)
- 1 tablespoon rum (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 5 cups apples, sliced thin
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 13” by 9” pan.
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, and set aside.
Beat the egg whites until peaks form and set aside, as well.
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add yolks, one at a time. Mix well. Slowly add the flour mix, beaten egg whites and rum (or vanilla).
Put a layer of dough in a the greased pan, then a layer of apples, followed by another layer of dough on top.
Bake approximately 48 min. at 350 degrees.
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