Apple Crumble Bars (Mabrousheh)

Ingredients

Dough

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 200 g melted butter
• 3 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 2 level tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar

Filling

• 5 apples, peeled and grated
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp sugar

Method

1. Beat the eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla well, then add the flour gradually with the baking powder until a dough forms.
2. Add the sugar and cinnamon to the grated apples and leave in a colander to drain.
3. Divide the dough: keep a quarter aside and press three quarters into a buttered tin. Spread the apples on top, then grate the remaining dough over them.
4. Bake at 180°C for about half an hour.

Notes

If it dries out after a couple of days, put it in a container with a sprinkle of water and microwave for 30 seconds.