Apple & Lemon Curd Shortcake

Name: How to cook Apple & Lemon Curd Shortcake - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20cm Square Cake Tin
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

Apple & Lemon Curd Shortcake

My husband’s great auntie Betty’s Belgian Shortcake was absolutely delicious. I made the same shortcake with different filling today. I used Stewed Apples and Lemon Curd. Why? Because I had Stewed Apples that was getting old and I needed to use it up. This happens frequently since my family’s fruit consumption dropped after my daughter moved out. Apples and Lemon Curd is a great combination. I thought it would be good, and the result was fantastic.

Ingredient

Food ration :

20cm Square Cake Tin

110 g

Butter *softened, DO NOT melt it

1/2 cup

Caster Sugar *I reduced to 1/3 cup and the cake was sweet enough

1 pinch

Salt

Egg *whisked

1 cup

Self-Raising Flour *OR Plain Flour & 1 teaspoon Baking Powder

3-4

Apples *cut into small pieces and stewed

4 tablespoons

Lemon Curd

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

To stew Apples, peel Apples and cut into small pieces, place in a saucepan, add 1-2 tablespoons Water, cover with a lid, and simmer until Apple is soft. Set aside and cool. *Note: You might be interested in ‘Pan-Stewed Apple’.

* Step 2

Mix softened Butter, Sugar and Salt until smooth, add Egg and mix well. Add Flour and mix to form a soft dough. *Note: The dough is probably too soft to roll out. Cool in the fridge to firm up.

* Step 3

Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper. Preheat oven to 160℃.

* Step 4

Roll out 1/2 of dough on a floured surface, and line the tin. Patch up any gaps and tears, and press down evenly. Thinly spread Lemon Curd, then spread Stewed Apple pieces. *Note: Avoid any liquid from Stewed Apples.

* Step 5

Roll out the other 1/2 of dough into a square and place it on top to cover. Make holes in a pattern using a skewer.

* Step 6

Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown on top. Cool in the tin as this shortcake is very fragile. Serve slices with whipped Cream OR Ice Cream. Sour Cream would be good, too.