aunt lydia's apple cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 7 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup tapioca
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• sift flour and salt together into a medium bowl. cut in butter as for pie crust to pea sized pieces. set aside.
• put warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. add yeast. let dissolve. add slightly beaten egg yolks to yeast mixture.
• add flour mixture and gently mix until mixture forms a ball. divide in half. use one-half for bottom and one-half for top crust. roll out one crust to fit a 9x13 inch ungreased pan. sprinkle tapioca over dough.
• fill with sliced apples, piled high. sprinkle with mixture of 3/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
• roll top crust to fit pan. put top over apples, seal in around pan, tucking top under (do not flute). do not prick.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 45 minutes. while still slightly warm, frost with butter frosting.