Apple slice (Coles)
Perfect for afternoon tea, the school fete or a weekend treat, this easy moist apple slice recipe is a great way to use up any apples you have laying around.
Ingredients
3 cups (450g) plain flour
1 cup (80g) desiccated coconut
.75 cup (165g) caster sugar
250g unsalted butter, very soft
.33 cup (45g) flaked almonds
4 granny smith apples: peeled, cored, thinly sliced
.5 cup (80g) sultanas
1 lemon: rind finely grated, juiced
.25 cup (60ml) pure maple syrup
SERVING CREAM:
1 tsp ground cinnamon
300ml pure cream
Icing sugar, to dust
Step 1
Soften butter. Preheat oven to 180⁰C. (FF?). Grease a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan: line base & sides with baking paper, allowing the two long sides to overhang.
Step 2
Combine the flour, coconut and sugar in a large bowl. Add the butter. Use your fingertips to rub until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Press half the mixture over base of prepared pan.
Step 3
Bake for 18-20 mins or until lightly golden. Set aside to cool slightly.
Step 4
Add the almonds to the remaining flour mixture and toss to combine.
Step 5
Place the apples, sultanas, lemon juice, 2 Tabs maple syrup and half the cinnamon in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 8-10 mins or until apples are tender & liquid reduces. Add the lemon rind and stir to combine.
Step 6
Spread the apple mixture over the slice base. Scatter evenly with the reserved crumble mixture. Bake for 20-25 mins or until cooked and golden. Cool completely in the pan before slicing.
Step 7
Meanwhile, combine the cream with the remaining maple syrup and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill.
Step 8
Dust slice with sifted icing sugar. Serve with cream.
COOK. STORE. SAVE – from Coles
Use it up: Use up remaining apples in crumbles, bakes and cakes. Here are some of our favourite apple dessert recipes. If you have leftover flaked almonds, try these gingernut crumbles.
Root to tip: There are lots of ways to use those apple peelings. You can roast them in the oven to make apple chips, use them as a salad garnish, add them to your tea brew (fresh or dehydrated) for a touch of natural sweetness, or candy them and use as edible decoration for cakes or slices.
