Apple Shortcake

BC baked this apple shortcake once and it tasted great.
After doing some housework today, I felt so bored. There were some apples from my mum and suddenly I thought of trying my hands on BC's apple shortcake recipe !

Recipe:
250g (2 cups) plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
125g unsalted butter, chilled and chopped
60g (1/4 cup) caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon cold milk
4 small apples, peeled, quartered and cored
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons caster sugar, extra
1 tablespoon milk, extra
demerara sugar, to sprinkle (whatever this sugar is, just use some fine sugar)

Preheat the oven to 10 degree celsius. Lightly greased a baking tray and line with baking paper, leaving it hanging over the two long sides.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl, add the butter and rub with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.

Make a well in the centre and add the combined egg and milk. Mix with a flat-bladed knife using a cutting action until the mixture comes together in beads. Gently gather together and lift out onto a lightly floured work surface. Press together into a ball, flatten slightly, cover in plastic wrap and chill for 20-30 minutes.

Halve the dough-keep one half in the refrigerator and roll the other half into an even 20 cm square. Put on the baking tray. Cut the apple quarters into thin slices
and arrange in rows, to form a double layer of apples over the pastry. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and extra caster sugar.

Roll the remaining pastry into a 20cm square and put over the apple. Brush with milk and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Bake for 40-45 mins, or until crisp and golden. Make 9 pieces.



Finished product ! Not too bad but I think there were too little apple slices ! Will try to make this again in future.