Quercyan Apple Cake

Name: Quercyan Apple Cake
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT1H0M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT13H45M0.000S
Ingredients: 3 pounds apples, peeled and thinly sliced; 8 ounces sugar; 4 fluid ounces rum; 3 fluid ounces orange flower water; Thinly pared rind of 1 lemon; 1 pound plain flour (all-purpose); 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 ounces butter, creamed; 1-ounce butter, melted; 1 egg, beaten; Caster sugar (superfine)

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Level: Advanced
Total: 13 hr 45 min

Prep: 45 min
Inactive: 12 hr
Cook: 1 hr

Level: Advanced
Total: 13 hr 45 min

Prep: 45 min
Inactive: 12 hr
Cook: 1 hr

Ingredients

Filling:

3 pounds apples, peeled and thinly sliced

8 ounces sugar

4 fluid ounces rum

3 fluid ounces orange flower water

Thinly pared rind of 1 lemon

1 pound plain flour (all-purpose)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

1 1/2 ounces butter, creamed

Finish:

1-ounce butter, melted

1 egg, beaten

Caster sugar (superfine)

Directions

Filling: Macerate the sliced apples with the sugar, rum, orange flower water, and lemon peel overnight. Strain the apples, reserving the juice.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl, put butter and eggs into a well in the centre. Working with the fingertips gradually add 7 fluid ounces of the liquid from the apples. Work into a smooth and elastic paste with your hand and leave to rest for 2 hours.
Roll out the rested paste as thinly as possible, then transfer to a floured cloth on a large table. Working from the centre, with the palms of your hands, carefully stretch the paste to the thinness of a cigarette paper. Rest it and yourself for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 390 degrees F.
Brush lightly with melted butter and dust with sugar, cover with well-drained apples and roll up. Mix the remaining juice into the beaten egg and brush over the top. Bake in the oven for 50 to 55 minutes.