Apple Pie with Raisins and Pine Nuts

Ingredients

2 green apples

1/2 cup raisins

150 g pancake flour

150 g butter

150 g sugar

2 eggs

3 tbsp Calvados

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp lemon zest

1 packet vanilla sugar

3 tbsp cinnamon

a pinch of salt

3 tbsp pine nuts

Soak the raisins in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain and soak in apple vodka for 30 minutes. Cut the apples into thin slices and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Heat 1 tbsp butter in a frying pan, add the apples, and sprinkle with sugar. Fry, stirring, for 5-7 minutes. Add the raisins, Calvados, and cinnamon, and simmer for another 7 minutes, until the apples are soft. Cool the apples.

For the batter, beat the softened butter with the sugar and vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, the lemon zest, and the flour with a pinch of salt. Place the apples and raisins in a greased 24 cm diameter pan. Pour the batter over the apples and smooth it out. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C (350°F) for about 45 minutes.

Cool the finished pie in the pan for about 30 minutes. Carefully invert the pie onto a plate. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and powdered sugar.

Enjoy!