German Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 egg yolk
6 medium apples, peeled and sliced
1/3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg white, beaten stiffly

Preparation

Combine flour, sugar and salt together.
Cut in butter.
Add lemon rind and egg yolk.
Mix thoroughly.
Press into greased 9-inch cake pan (sides and bottom).
Mix apples with sugar and cinnamon. Fold in beaten egg white. Spread evenly over dough. Bake in a 400\u00b0 oven for 40 minutes.