Grandma Schmidt's Apfel Kuchen Recipe
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Ingredients: 1¼ c. all-purpose flour
¼ c. sugar
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ c. butter, cold and diced, right out of the frig
2 egg yolks
2 tsp milk
¼ tsp pure Vanilla extract
4 medium (1) apples (2), peeled, cored and sliced
Streusel:
3/4 c. sugar or vanilla sugar
2 tbl. flour
½ tsp. cinnamon
2 tbl. butter, cubed
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Directions:KUCHEN (Cake): Preheat oven to 325º. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and butter. Blend with a pastry cutter or your hands. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks, then add the vanilla and milk. Add the egg mixture to the crumbled dry ingredients. Stir gently with a spoon or fork until just blended. Press the dough on the bottom and up the sides of an 8x12x2" greased, glass baking dish. (This is an old-fashioned pan size, a bit smaller than our modern 9x13", but is still available. A 9x13" can be used but the crust will be thinner, and a larger sized apple should be used so three rows of apple slices still fit on top.) Arrange the apple slices in 3 lengthwise rows on top of the crust.
STREUSEL:(3) In a separate bowl, combine the streusel ingredients and blend with a pastry cutter or your hands until the mixture resembles peas. Sprinkle over the top of the apple slices. Bake for 45-50 minutes (35-40 minutes if using a 9x13" pan), until the crust is golden brown ad the apples look nicely glazed. |
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Ingredients: (1) Size matters because you want to fit three rows of apple slices onto the top of the cake.
(2) If you prefer soft-cooked apples, use McIntosh. For a firmer apple, use Granny Smith, or your favorite pie apple. Macs and Braeburn keep their shape beautifully while also melting in your mouth.
(3) I find the streusel topping too sweet and recommend using only half the recipe, or even less! Just a light sprinkle. A little more if using a sour apple like Granny Smith.
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Servings:12 (or, in reality 6, cause you can't eat just one!) |
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Notes: This is the cake that is always requested by all four: Melissa, Tyler, Ben, and Ed! It is by far our favorite apple dessert, well... maybe my Apple Crisp comes in a close second. It's a quick, easy, and rustic version of common, more polished recipes. I've used all sorts of apples from the Gopher Glen Apple Farm in our area and most work quite well. But I especially like their Mutzu or Pippin apples for baking. Braeburn are good as well.
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