Marion Reed's Open Fruit Cake

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This is a nice easy cake. Depending on whether you use a cookie sheet or a baking pan the crust can be made more cakelike or cookielike. I got this recipe from a neighbor of mine years ago and it's a big hit with my familly. Usually we use apples but it also works with peaches or any other fruit like peaches or pears, plums and apricots.

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Steps

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Sift the flour with the sugar , baking powder and salt.

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Add 6 tablespoons of the butter or margarine and cut in.

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Add the egg beaten with 3 tablespoons of water mix to form a dough.

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Pat the dough with your hands into greased baking pan.

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For a cakelike crust use a 13 x 9 inch pan.

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For a cookielike crust , pat into a cookie sheet that has a small rim.

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Slice fruit in half moon shape and make slightly overlapping rows until pan is full.

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The rows will look like this (((((((((((((.

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Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar and dot with butter.

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Bake at 375f for 40 minutes or until fruit is done.

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Ingredients

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flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, egg, water, apples, cinnamon sugar