...................................................................................Apple Cake (take 2)
Follow the recipe from the previous Apple Cake post. That recipe is already refined. Something I did differently this time, were to include an Oreo crust at the bottom, not add in raisins for the cake is sweet enough, added more oil/butter, and use less apple fillings so that the cake forms in a better shape.
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Oreo Crust
Ingredients:

• normal size Oreo cookies
• melted butter

Crush the Oreos.

You can simply crush them in your electric blender if you have one.
You can put all the cookies in a plastic bag (preferably Ziploc because it's thicker and there won't be holes eventually), use something to smash or a roller to roll over.

Mix with the melted butter. How much to put? Not too much. For 20 cookies, mix in 3 tablespoons of melted butter.

Lay the mixture flat at the bottom of the baking pan.
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..................................................................................................Apple Pie
Realising that I'd added too much apple filling into my cake batter, I found a pie crust recipe to make apple pie.
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Plain Pie Crust
Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup butter (not melted)
• 4-5 tablespoons ice water
  

Cut the butter into small pieces then mix with the 1.5 cups self-raising flour until it is the consistency of cornmeal.

Sprinkle 4 to 5 tablesppons of ice-cold water over the mix ture a bit at a time. Meanwhile, use your hand to fold in the mixture. When the dough will form into a ball, stopp adding water.

Flatten the ball of dough on a lightly floured surface by pressing with your fingers. Roll from centre to the edge,until the dough fit you pie plate, making sure the thickness of the crust is as desired.

Carefully transfer rolled dough from flat surface to pie plate, keeping it centred.

If you plan to bake the pie crust before filling, take a fork to prick the bottom and sides to let air out as it bakes.
If baking immediately, bake at 200ºC for about 10 minutes (but watch it carefully so it doesn't get burn)
If following a pie recipe, use the baking time and temperature in the recipe.
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The above recipe is only enough for 1 layer, meaning if you want a top crust, double the recipe.

Here are a few pointers I applied:

• Make holes on the top of the top crust
• Lay aluminium foil around the edges for about 15 minutes while baking so that it does not get burn before the filling is well-baked
  
  

.............................................................................Cinnamon Roll Cookies

These are the simplest to make. Light flavoury sweetness with a great fragrance from the cinnamon!
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Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Ingredients:

• same as Plain Pie Crust
• Butter/Margarine
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
• 1/4 cup Sugar

Prepare the dough exactly like for the plain pie crust. Roll it flat to preferably a rectangle.

Spread butter/margarine on the surface of the flattened dough.

Mix sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle the mixture on the surface of the dough.

Roll the dough up. Cut the roll into equal thickness.

Bake at 190ºC for about 8 minutes.
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