Apple Oat Betty

3oz plain flour
2 tsps ground cinnamon
3 oz porridge oats
4 oz Demerara sugar
4oz butter
1lb cooking applea
2tbsps apricot jam
finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

1. Sift flour and half the cinnamon in a bowl
2. Stir in the oats and sugar
3. Add 3oz of the butter in pieces and rub into the dry ingredients until evenly mixed
4. Peel, core and slice apples thinly, then mix with jam and remaining cinnamon
5. Put half the apples in the bottom of a buttered baking dish
6. Sprinkle with half the lemon rind and juice, then half the oat mixture
7. Repeat these layers once more, finishing with a layer of oat mixture then dot with the remaining butter
8. Bake in at 190ºC / 375ºF for 50 mins to 1 hour until topping is crisp and the apples feel tender when pierced with a skewer
9. Serve hot or cold