Apple Pie Cake

My tree is full of apples. I'm not sure what kind they are because the former owners said it was a volunteer. It just came up! The apples are good baking and eating apples. So I am looking at apple recipes I've copied down over the years and I'm trying some of them.

The first one I tried is called Apple Pie Cake. I think it turned out yummy.

I am not a pie maker. I've never mastered pie crust because I don't really like pie crust. I do like apple pie however. It's one of the few pies I do like. The apple-cinnamony goodness soaks into the crust and makes it edible.

I've only made one apple pie in my whole life however.

This recipe does taste very similar to apple pie but you can whip it up in a few minutes. No pie crust to master! The ingredients are simple and usually on hand. I am sure you can use white flour if you don't have whole wheat. If you want to make it and you live in my neighborhood.... call me. I can spare 1/2 C. I usually have some in my freezer.

Apple Pie Cake

1 egg

3/4 C brown sugar

4-5 apples, peel, core, chop (mine weren't chopped really fine, I'd say roughly chopped)

1/2 C Whole wheat flour

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

pinch salt

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat egg, add sugar and vanilla - Add apples. MIx well. Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and mix well.

Pour into a greased pie plate.

Bake 25-30 min. Cool 10 min. slice.

It was a little sticky and didn't come out super clean but clean enough. It's not as pretty as a pie but it tastes very similar.

Let me know if you try it and like it.