Ingredients
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 stick COLD butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 tart apple (also good with pear, or apple and pear combined)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325F Pare, core, and slice apple thinly, as if for apple pie. Cut butter into small pieces. In a bowl combine butter and first 5 ingredients. Crumble mixture with your hands until blended, but not oily. In a second bowl, beat buttermilk, egg, and baking soda until blended. Add 1/2 of the dry mixture and whisk till thoroughtly combined, but still lumpy. Pour into greased deep 9" cake pan. Cover with the sliced apple. Cover with remaining dry mixture. Dot top with additional pieces of butter and sprinkle with cinnamon (optional). Bake for about an hour. Serve warm. Top with a scoop of vanilla or cinnamon ice cream, if desired.
