Alsatian Passover Apple Cake

2 eggs

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup white sugar

1 1/2 cups matzo meal

1/2 cup potato starch

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 

5 large apples

4 Tbsp margarine

½ cup sugar

½ cup raisins

2 Tablespoons brandy

¼ cup ground hazelnuts or pecans mixed with 2 Tbsp sugar

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease a 9-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom.

2. Combine eggs, oil and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer. Stir in matzo meal, potato starch and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

3. Separately, toss apples with sugar, raisins and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sauté in 4 Tbsp margarine for about 10 minutes. Drain, but save 3 Tbsp of the juice.

4. Layer half of the dough into the prepared 9x13 inch dish. Pour the apple mixture into the pan then pat remaining dough over the apples. Sprinkle with some sugar mixed with cinnamon or ground hazelnuts. Sprinkle 3 Tbsp saved juice on top to keep moist.

 

5. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 50 minutes.

 

Done