Baked apple pie (Pretorius family recipe)

A typical South African recipe - with many, many variations. This is the one my mom used to make; it is richer than the one my husband grew up with but delicious.

3 T butter

1 c castor sugar

3 eggs

pinch of salt

1 tin (400 g) of apples

1 c flour

1 t baking powder

1/4 c milk

Mix butter and sugar until thick and light. Add eggs one by one, then dry ingredients and then milk. Pour into a greased oven dish and place apples on top. Bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees. When it comes out of the oven, immediately pour over warm sauce consisting of:

125 g butter

1 c sugar (can reduce, it's very sweet)

1 c milk

Juice of 2 lemons (add this once the sauce is already boiling to avoid curdling the milk)