Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unseasoned bread crumbs, or as needed

½ cup unsalted butter, melted

½ cup white sugar

1vanilla bean, split and scraped

2eggs

1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 pinch salt

1 tablespoon milk, or as needed(Optional)

2 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin

¼ cup unsalted butter, cubed

¼ cup white sugar

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a pie plate and dust with bread crumbs

Step 2

Combine melted butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla bean seeds in a bowl. Add eggs and stir to combine. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and add to butter mixture. Add milk if batter is too thick

Step 3

Pour batter into the prepared pie plate. Distribute apple slices in a thick layer on top of the batter. Dot with cubed butter and sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

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