Irish Apple Cake

Ingredients
1 3/4 C flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C butter
1/2 C plus 1 tbsp. sugar, divided
1 egg, beaten
1/4 C milk
2 large cooking apples
1/4 tsp. clove
1/4 Tsp. cinnamon

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 35 degrees. Grease a oven-proof pie plate.
2. Whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut butter into mixture until dry crumbs form. Add 1/2 C sugar, egg and enough milk to make a soft dough (begin with 2 Tbsp. of milk; add 1 tbsp. at a time).
3. Divide dough in half. Roll one half into a circle to to fit pie plate. If dough is to sticky, refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
4. Peel and core apples. Slice them onto the dough and sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. sugar, cloves and cinnamon.
5. Roll out remaining dough and fit on top, pressing seams together.
6. Bake for 40 minutes or until apples are cooked through and the pastry is browned.

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