Ingredients:-

• 2-3 —– green apples, peeled, cored & cut into thick slices
• Half ground cinnamon
• 50 ml —– cold water
• 100 ml —– white sugar
• Half cup —– butter
• 4 —– eggs, beaten
• 2 cups —– flour
• 1 heaped tsp —– baking powder
• Salt —– a pinch

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C & spray an oven dish with non-stick cooking spray or smear lightly with butter.
2. Arrange apple in the dish & sprinkle with cinnamon.
3. Pour water over & 1 tbsp sugar.
4. Cream the rest of the sugar with butter until light & creamy.
5. Beat eggs gradually into the butter mixture (beat very well otherwise it will separate).
6. Sift the dry ingredients over the mixture & stir in.
7. Pour the mixture over the apples & bake for about 40 minutes until cooled.
8. Sprinkle the warm pudding with castor sugar & server with vanilla ice-cream.