- 3/4 cup [150 g] sugar
- 1/3 cup [80 mL] water
- 4 apples
- 1/3 cup [80 mL] brown sugar
- Cinnamon, to taste
- 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
- Whipped cream [to serve]
Baking Powder Cookie Dough
- 2 cups [280 g] all-purpose flour, sifted
- 4 teaspoons [20 mL] baking powder
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
- 1/4 cup [60 g] shortening
- 3/4 cup [190 mL] milk
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- Preheat oven to 450°F [230°C].
- Into a casserole, bring sugar and water to 220°F [104°C] on the surface; cook for approximately 3 minutes, to melt sugar.
- Pour syrup into an 8-inch [20-cm] square mold.
- Leave to cool while preparing baking powder cookie dough.
- Peel, core and cut apples; arrange over cookie dough.
- Sprinkle apples with brown sugar and then with cinnamon; dot with small pieces butter.
- Roll as you would a jelly cake roll; slice roll into 1 1/2-inch [3.8-cm] thick slices.
- Transfer slices, cut side up, into cooled syrup.
- Bake into preheated oven, for 20 minutes.
- Serve hot along with cooking syrup, and whipped cream.
Baking Powder Cookie Dough
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Cut shortening into flour mixture, until it resembles oatmeal.
- Pour in milk, whipping mixture into a soft dough.
- Knead dough until smooth.
- Roll dough until 1/4-inch [6-mm] thick.
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