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Apple Cake

11/½ cakes compressed yeast 1 cup milk, scalded and cooled 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 cup butter 5 apples. 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 31/2 cups sifted flour 1/4 teaspoon salt Dissolve the yeast and one tablespoon of sugar in lukewarm milk; add one and a half cups of flour to make a sponge, and beat until smooth. Cover and set aside in a warm place until lightabout three quarters of an hour. Have sugar and butter well. creamed; add it to sponge. Then add eggs well-beaten, rest of flour, or enough to make a soft dough, and salt. Knead lightly. Place in well-greased bowl. Cover and set aside to rise-about two hours. Roll half an inch thick; place in two well-greased, shallow pans; brush with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Cut apples in eighths and press into the dough, sharp edge downward; sprinkle with cinnamon ; cover and let rise about one-half hour.

Bake twenty minutes. Keep covered with pan first ten minutes, in order that the apples may be thoroughly cooked.