Pedro Ximénez apple cake

If you like spongy cakes with a loose crumb, nothing heavy, in this you will find a stupid proposal. Crowned with flavored apples with Pedro Ximenez wine, it is perfect to serve for breakfast or a snack, accompanying a good chocolate or coffee.

The cake has a simple elaboration; Those beginners in the art of baking can face it without any fear. As for the concern that many may arise about the use of wine ... the alcohol is evaporated, so it is ideal for both adults and children.

Ingredients

• 4 xl eggs
• 200 g. flour for pastry
• 200 g. of butter
• 200 g. of sugar
• 1/2 envelope of baking powder
• 2 Golden apples
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 knob of butter
• Half a glass of Pedro Ximenez
• 2-3 tablespoons peach jam

Production

We peel the apples and we cut into thin sheets that we sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent them from rusting.

We put a nut of butter in a pan and when it melts, we add the apples. We sauté them along with the Pedro Ximenez came for a few minutes, so that the alcohol evaporates. We take out and reserve.

We preheat the oven to 190º.

We separate the egg yolks from the whites. We mount the whites to the point of snow with a pinch of salt and reserve.

We beat the yolks together with the sugar until white. Add the softened butter and continue beating until it is integrated.

Then we incorporate the sifted flour with the yeast and mix with a spatula.

Finally, we incorporate the clear to the point of snow that we had reserved, with enveloping movements, so that they do not get off.

We pour the dough in a mold lined with parchment paper.

On the dough we place the apple slices, spread over the entire surface.

We put in the oven preheated to 190 degrees and cook until when we prick the center with a stick we see that it comes out clean. About one hour.

We unmold and brush with jam peach hot the cake.

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