Source: diabete.net

Presentation

Dessert prepared with flour, sugar, butter, eggs, apples, yeast, milk, rum, salt

Ingredients

 for 4 people:

Flour:  270 g (9.5 oz / ≈ 2¼ cups)

Sugar:  110 g (3.9 oz / ≈ ½ cup + 1 tbsp)

Butter:  100 g (3.5 oz / ≈ 7 tablespoons)

Eggs:  3 large (≈ 150 g / 5.3 oz)

Apples:  2 medium (≈ 300 g / 10.6 oz)

Yeast (sachet):  1 sachet (≈ 16 g / ≈ 1 tablespoon)

Milk:  1 glass (≈ 200 ml / 6.8 fl oz / ≈ ¾ cup + 1 tbsp)

Rum (vial):  1 vial (≈ 20–30 ml / 0.7–1 fl oz)

Salt:  a pinch (≈ 0.5 g / ⅛ teaspoon)

Method

Divide the egg yolks from the whites

Add the softened butter and sugar to the yolks

Stirring with energy

Slowly pour in the flour, milk, baking powder and rum.

Separately, whip the egg whites with salt until stiff

Add them to the other dough, stirring slowly from the bottom to the top until they are combined, pour into a cake pan.

Peel the apples and remove the core

Cut them into thin slices

Arrange the slices in a circular way in the dough

Bake at 180 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

Allergens

Butter: milk allergens (except in clarified butter) if not clarified

Flour: contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Milk: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Apple: individual fruit intolerance or cross-reactivity in case of birch sensitivity

Egg: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

Sugar that can be replaced with a sweetener (e.g. stevia or erythritol) or a fruit concentrate (e.g. date or quince, etc.) or maple syrup or agave syrup

Milk that can be replaced with donkey milk or vegetable drink: rice, oat, soy, etc.

Rum can also be used in the recipe intended for children as the alcohol evaporates during cooking but the aroma remains

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Flour if wholemeal: provides zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system; also suitable for nephropathic patients

Milk if partially or totally skimmed: favorable to the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system

Apple: provides flavonoids (Vit. P), antioxidants that enhance the action of Vit. C in favor of the immune system and mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathics; useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants.

Eggs: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids

Safety / Intended use

Can also be administered in case of:

• Anorexia – Weight Loss
• Nausea and vomiting

Not to be administered to individuals suffering from:

• Mucositis – Lesions of the oral cavity
• Xerostomia (dry mouth)
• Dysphagia (problems chewing and swallowing)