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Apple Slices Baked in Butter or Lard

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg apples (large, juicy)
• sugar (crushed) (a little)
• white wine (a little)
• 1 tbsp rum
• batter (for dipping) (as needed)
• lard (for baking) (as needed)
• sugar and cinnamon (for sprinkling) (a little)

Instructions

1. Peel, core, and slice the apples into finger-thick rounds.
2. Sprinkle with crushed sugar, drizzle with white wine and rum, and let steep for one hour.
3. Dip the slices in batter and fry them one by one in lard until golden yellow.
4. Arrange them quite hot on a platter and serve sprinkled only with sugar and cinnamon, without sauce.
5. When frying, ensure the fat is well heated before adding the slices.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.