Dutch Appeltaart

From Oma

Ingredients
2 sticks butter
3 cups flour
1 cup sugar
½ tsp. baking powder
1 egg
5 soft, sour apples
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbs. raisins
sugar and cinnamon (for apples)
squeeze of lemon of orange

Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder.

Dice the butter and add to mixture.
Mix in half the egg with a fork and then use your hands to knead the dough into a ball.

Refrigerate for about half an hour or while preparing apples.

Soak raisins in warm water. Peel and slice apples into thin slices. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and vanilla and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Butter and flour tart form.

Set aside a bit of dough for thin criss-crosses for the top (about ⅕ of the dough).

Roll out dough about ¾ inch thick between two layers saran wrap and lay in form, covering bottom and sides.

Layer apple slices and raisins into the tart, taking care NOT to add accumulated liquid.

Roll out thin strips for criss-crosses, and brush with the other half of the beaten egg.

Bake for three quarters of an hour at 350°F.