Apple Pudding (M. W. Watkins)

Ingredients

• 6 tart apples
• sugar
• butter
• cinnamon
• very little water
• 1 egg
• 0.5 cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

1. Core and peel six tart apples and slice them crosswise. Layer the apple slices in a deep dish with plenty of sugar, butter in reason, cinnamon, and a very little water.
2. Make the batter: Beat one egg light with half a cup sugar and butter the size of a walnut. Add half a cup milk and a pinch of salt. Sift the baking powder through the flour and add flour enough to make the batter thick enough for layer cake batter.
3. Pour the batter smooth over the apples. Dot the top with bits of butter.
4. Bake in a brisk, but not scorching oven for half an hour or longer if needed—the apples must be thoroughly cooked.
5. Serve hot or cold, preferably hot, with hard sauce or wine sauce.