The apple pie is our all-Italian madeleine. It takes us back to childhood and comforts us as soon as the cold begins … chef Antonia Klugmann also has her very good apple pie. It is her family's recipe that she gave us in this special month in which the chef was the editor of our magazine for a month.

Apple pie

Ingredients for 10 people

1.5 kg apples

400 g flour 00

300 sugar

150 butter

150 cans

150 rum

4 eggs

1 sachet of baking powder, vanilla, lemon, ground cinnamon

Beat the eggs with the sugar until they are foamy.

Sift the flour with the baking powder.

Gradually add the soft butter to the eggs, alternating with the flour and liquids (milk and rum), being careful not to dismantle the mixture.

Peel the apples and cut them into slices and add a third to the dough.

Then pour it into a greased mold (ø 28 cm).

Season the remaining apple slices with cinnamon powder, the seeds of 1/2 vanilla pod and the grated zest of 1 lemon, then arrange them on the surface of the cake, covering it all.

Bake at 180 ° C for 50-60 minutes, checking the cooking with a toothpick inserted in the center, which must be dry.