Apple Cinnamon Slice

I have a very important babysitting role over the next two weeks - looking after a Thermomix!  Hurray!!!  It's a lot easier than looking after a 2-year-old, that's for sure!  I have spent the weekend cooking up a storm already and am trying out lots of new things.

Here's one I tried out...and never fear, for those who don't have a Thermomix (yet!), there's a version below for you :-)  Enjoy!

Ingredients
125g butter
1 cup/140g self-raising flour
1/2 cup/90g caster sugar
1/2 cup/40g desiccated coconut

Topping
4 apples, peeled, cored & quartered
2 eggs
2/3 cup/100g self-raising flour
1/2 cup/90g caster sugar
1 cup/80g desiccated coconut
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method (Thermomix)
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius/160 fan-forced.  Grease and line a slice pan with baking paper.

Melt butter for 2 minutes/60 degrees/speed 2.

Add flour, sugar & coconut.  Mix 5 seconds/speed 5.  Scrape down the sides and blitz for another 5 seconds/speed 5.

Press firmly into the tin and bake for 10 minutes.

In the meantime, place apple into the TMX bowl.  Blitz 3 seconds/speed 6.

Add remaining topping ingredients and mix on reverse/5 seconds/speed 6.

Spread on top of the base and bake for 40 minutes, until lightly golden and cooked through.

Cool in tin then slice and serve.


Method (standard)
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius/160 fan-forced.  Grease and line a slice pan with baking paper.

Melt butter in the microwave.  Place in a large bowl along with flour, sugar and coconut.  Mix well.

Press firmly into the tin and bake for 10 minutes.

Grate or finely chop the apple.  Place in the bowl and mix well with remaining topping ingredients.

Spread on top of the base and bake for 40 minutes, until lightly golden and cooked through.

Cool in tin then slice and serve.