Apple Slice
A buttery shortcrust base layered with stewed apple and topped with an oat crumble, baked and cut into squares.
The Method for Apple Slice
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Heat the oven to 180°C / 355°F and line a 20 cm square tin. Rub the 125 g butter into the 225 g flour and 60 g sugar, stir in the egg and press into the tin.
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Cook the apples with the 2 tbsp sugar and cinnamon in a pan for 8 minutes until soft and dry. Cool slightly.
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Rub the topping butter into the topping flour and sugar, then stir in the oats.
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Spread the apple over the base, scatter the crumble on top and bake for 35 minutes until golden. Cool in the tin before cutting.
What Can Go Wrong
- Cook the apple until it is dry.
- Scatter the topping loosely.
- If your oven runs hot, check at 28 minutes.
- Cool before cutting.
A Little Background
The first sign it is ready is the smell: butter, apple and cinnamon rising from the oven together. The slice has three layers, and each one needs only a small effort.
The base is flour, butter, sugar and an egg, pressed into the tin and baked for a few minutes first, so the apple does not turn it soggy. The filling is peeled apples cooked with a spoonful of sugar and cinnamon until the juice has gone. Stew it dry. Wet filling makes the base and crumble gluey.
The topping is flour, butter, sugar and oats rubbed to coarse crumbs and scattered loosely, not pressed.
Bake at 180°C for 35 minutes, until the top is deeply golden. If your oven runs hot, check at 28 minutes. Cool completely in the tin before cutting into 16 squares. Serve squares warm with a spoonful of custard for a dessert, or cold with tea.
What to Serve It With
Custard · Vanilla ice cream · Hot tea · Cream
Storing Leftovers
Keeps in an airtight tin for 3 days.
Questions People Ask
How long does Apple Slice take to make?
About 55 minutes in total — 20 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 16.
What are the key tips for making Apple Slice?
Cook the apple until it is dry. Scatter the topping loosely. If your oven runs hot, check at 28 minutes. Cool before cutting.
What should I serve with Apple Slice?
Custard; Vanilla ice cream; Hot tea; Cream.
How should Apple Slice be stored?
Keeps in an airtight tin for 3 days.
Is Apple Slice suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Apple Slice?
About 230 kcal per serving, with 3 g protein, 32 g carbohydrate and 10 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
Nutrition per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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