For The Dough 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Juice of 1 lemon 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour For The Apples 10 medium apples, all one kind or a mix (I like to use Fuji, Golden Delicious and Ida Reds; my grandmother probably used dry baking apples like Cordland and Rome) Squirt of fresh lemon juice 1 cup moist, plump raisins (dark or golden) 1/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon Sugar, preferably decorating (coarse) sugar, for dusting 1.