2 lg McIntosh apples
-cored, sliced
1 1/2 ts Lemon juice
5 tb Fructose or honey
-or equivalent sugar substit
1/2 ts Cinnamon
pn Numteg (optional)
pn Allspice (optional)
1 c Self-rising all-purpose flou
-or cake flour or pancake
-mix
1 lg Egg
3 tb Brown sugar
2/3 c Cold water
1 c Boiling water
Arrange the apple slices neatly in rows of concentric circles in a square
or round 9-inch nonstick cake pan which has been sprayed with cooking
spray. Sprinkle lightly with lemon juice, sweetener, and spices.
Combine the flour, egg, brown sugar, and cold water; beat smooth. Spoon the
batter over the apples. Sprinkle the top of the batter lightly with
additional spices. Pour the boiling water in a thin stream over the batter.
Bake uncovered, in a preheated 375 oven, for 30 minutes.
To serve: Cut into squares or wedges; invert each serving on a dessert
plate. Spoon on some of the apple pudding sauce that forms in the bottom of
the pan. Refrigerate leftover cake and serve chilled; the sauce will form a
pudding-like glaze.
{110 calories per serving; 120 with honey; 85 with sugar substitute}
