Apple Coffee Cake

Description

2 cups sifted all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup milk
3 or 4 apples

Topping:

1 Tablesp. melted shortening
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon

Sift dry ingrediants & sugar into a bowl.
Cut in shortening.
Beat together egg & milk. Add to flour mixture, blending just enough to moisten and turn into a 9x9 greased pan.

Peal and slice apples. Press into dough in even rows.
Mix together melted shortening, sugar & spices; sprinkle over the apples.

Bake about 25 min. at 375 - 350 if using glass Pyrex.