Carolines Apple Kuchen Recipes

GRANDMA GELDNER'S APFEL KUCHEN (APPLE KUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix 1 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, 2 tsp sugar, and salt and sift once.
• Cut 1/2 cup butter into dry mix with a pastry blender to pea size.
• In a small bowl, beat egg with 2 T milk and add to dry mix.
• Mix thoroughly and pat dough into a greased or oiled 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pare and core apples.
• Cut into thin wedge slices and place on dough in rows until covered. We would cover the thin end of one apple with the thick end of the other.
• Dot apples with 2 T butter and mix 3/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 Tbs flour and cinnamon together.
• Spread dry topping over dotted apples, and bake in oven for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown.

EASY APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat milk, shortening, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Stir 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into milk mixture until dough comes together. Spread dough out into the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.
• Spread apples over the dough on the baking sheet.
• Stir 1 cup sugar, melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl until topping is combined. Sprinkle topping over apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender and topping is golden, about 40 minutes.

APPLE KUCHEN (OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly grease and flour a cake pan: 7"x11" (you can substitute an 8" or 9" square cake pan if needed).
• Pare and core the apples and slice them thinly (about 1/4" to 1/2" thick). Mix the cinnamon and sugar and set aside.
• For the cake batter:.
• Cream the 3/4 cup of sugar, the shortening, and egg together until fluffy. Gradually add the milk.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and baking soda together and stir into the first mixture.
• Spread the batter in the prepared cake pan.
• Arrange the apples on top of the batter in rows, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the apples.
• Bake @ 375 for 35 to 40 minutes.

APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Put 2 1/2 cups of the flour in a bowl with the salt, sugar, and yeast.
• Beat the eggs and add them, with the vanilla, lemon zest, and nutmeg, to the lukewarm milk.
• Stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, to make a medium-soft dough, being prepared to add more flour as necessary.
• Work in the soft butter and knead by hand for about 10 minutes.
• When the dough is ready it will appear smoother, and springier.
• Cover with a tea towel and leave till doubles (1 to 1 1/4 hours), or leave to rise in a cool place overnight.
• Punch down dough and press in a 9X13 inch pan, if the dough seems like it won't stretch to fit, let it rest for 10 minutes.
• Once the dough is pressed into the pan, let it rise for an additional 15-20 minutes.
• Heat the oven to 400°F.
• Peel and core the apples and chop them finely.
• When the dough is ready, beat the egg with the cream, grate over a little nutmeg and brush the top of the dough with this mixture.
• Cover the egg glazed dough with the apples, then mix together the sugars and allspice and sprinkle over.
• Top with the almonds and put in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Turn oven down to 350°F and cook for another 15 minutes or so, until the dough is swelling and golden and the edges.
• Remove from the oven and make a runny icing, spoon and trickle it over the cake.
• Cool for about 15 minutes and serve warm.

APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & flour a 13"x9" baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, combine margarine, cake mix & coconut until crumbly.
• Cover the bottom of prepared baking dish with this mixture, spreading evenly & patting down, building up edges to form a crust.
• Place apple wedges on top, arranging them evenly.
• Combine cinnamon & sugar, & sprinkle this mixture over apples.
• In a small bowl, combine sour cream & egg, then drizzle this mixture on top of cinnamon/sugar mixture.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until apples are tender & edges are golden.
• Remove from oven, cool slightly & enjoy!.