Thursday 23 May 2013

Huguenot Torte





·       2 eggs
·       1/2 teaspoon salt
·       1 1/4 cups sugar
·       1 cup peeled and chopped apples
·       1 cup ground pecans
·       1 teaspoon vanilla
·       4 tablespoons flour
·       2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1.     Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2.     Beat the eggs and salt with a rotary beater until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the sugar.
3.     Fold in the apples and pecans. Add the vanilla, flour and baking powder; fold and mix until blended.
4.     Pour into a well-greased baking pan (8-by-12 or 9-by-9 inches, and at least 2 inches deep). Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until sunken and crusty.
Serve room-temperature or warm, with whipped cream or ice cream, or both.