Apple Sponge

Apple Sponge Dessert

*Apologies, not the best picture. This needed a bit more browning on the top.

Serves:          2
Prep Time:    25 minutes
Cooking:      20-30 minutes

Ingredients

1. 4 cooking apples, peeled and sliced
2. 100g sugar
3. 1 tablespoon Nutelex Original
4. 1 large egg
5. 60g fine caster sugar
6. 100g bread and pastry flour (below for flour mixture)
7. 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder

Bread and Pastry Flour

1. 100g besan flour
2. 100g  potato flour
3. 50g fine rice flour
4. 50g arrowroot

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Cook the apples with the sugar and 1/4 cup of cold water until soft in a pan.
3. Place the cooked apples into an small ovenproof dish.
4. Place the Nutelex in 1/4 cup of hot water to melt.
5. Beat egg and caster sugar together until thick and creamy.
6. Blend flour and baking powder into the creamy egg mixture.
7. Add cooled water and butter mixture to the bowl and stir to form a light batter.
8. Pour the batter onto the apple and bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes or until the batter is firm.

Notes:

• The batter should be thin enough to pour easily onto the apple.
• Instead of apples, you could use different berries in place for the apple.
• The does not rise very much.