Swedish Apple Cake

(It’s really a pie!)

⅓ cup butter

3 tablespoons sugar

2 egg yolks

¾ cup sifted, enriched flour

⅓ cup finely chopped blanched almonds

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

1 No. 2 can (2 cups) apple pie filling

2 tablespoons lemon juice

⅓ cup raspberry jam

2 egg whites

¼ cup sugar

Cream butter and 3 tablespoons sugar together; add egg yolks and mix well. Add flour, almonds and lemon peel. Mix until flour is moistened. Press onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a 350° oven for 15 minutes or until browned. Combine apple pie filling and lemon juice; heat to boiling. Spread jam over baked crust and top with hot apple mix. Beat egg whites until fluffy; gradually add ¼ cup sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over apples, sealing to the edge. Bake in 350° oven for 18 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Makes 9-inch pie.

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