Lenten Apple Sharlotka

Name: Lenten Apple Sharlotka
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 4 apples, sliced; 250 g (2 cups) flour; 150 g (¾ cup) sugar; 250 ml (1 cup) apple juice; 100 ml (scant ½ cup) sunflower oil; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp cinnamon

Постная шарлотка

Russian apple cake without eggs

Wine & oil daysPrep 20 minCook 45 minServes 10

When to eat it. Made with oil. Keep it for days when wine and oil are allowed, like weekends in Lent and most of the Nativity Fast.

Ingredients

Method

Toss the apples with cinnamon and a spoon of the sugar and spread in an oiled tin.
Whisk the juice, oil and sugar, then fold in the flour and baking powder.
Pour the batter over the apples.
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40 to 45 minutes.

Tip. Lovely warm with tea.

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