Real German Baked Apples Recipes

REAL GERMAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the cored apples upright in a shallow baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whip the egg white until it holds a stiff peak. Sprinkle in the sugar, and whip just a bit more. Stir in the cinnamon, raisins, and toffee until evenly distributed. Spoon into the cores of the apples.
• Bake uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the meringue is crisped. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

BRATAPFELN (GERMAN BAKED APPLES) RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 450 F.
• Core apples (or cut into quarters, core, and put back together).
• Mix together the butter and sugar. Add raisins and walnuts.
• Pack the filling into the hollowed-out apples.
• Place in buttered baking dish and cover with lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the tip of a thin knife can easily pierce the apple. Meanwhile, make the vanilla sauce.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium heatproof bowl, beat together the egg yolks and both sugars (if you are using vanilla extract instead of vanilla sugar, it will be added later) until the yolks are thick and pale yellow and the sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes.
• In a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan, bring the 2 cups of milk to a boil. Pour the hot milk slowly in a thin stream over the egg yolk mixture, whisking continuously by hand or with an electric mixer.
• Pour the tempered egg-yolks back into the saucepan and heat without boiling until mixture coats the back of a spoon
• Remove pan from heat and stir in the vanilla extract, if you are using it instead of the vanilla sugar. Serve warm drizzled over baked apples.

REAL GERMAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the cored apples upright in a shallow baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whip the egg white until it holds a stiff peak. Sprinkle in the sugar, and whip just a bit more. Stir in the cinnamon, raisins, and toffee until evenly distributed. Spoon into the cores of the apples.
• Bake uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the meringue is crisped. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch square pan or equivalent-size baking dish.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/3-cup sugar with the cinnamon. Squeeze lemon juice into a medium bowl. Peel, core, and slice the apples into the bowl. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss to thoroughly coat each apple slice. Arrange the apple slices on top of the batter in overlapping rows, pressing lightly into the batter. Bake for 45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan. Combine the first 3 ingredients; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine oil and orange juice and add alternately with dry ingredients to egg mixture. Beat until smooth; add vanilla and beat well. , Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Arrange half the apples over the batter. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half over the apples. Top with remaining batter, apples and cinnamon mixture. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cool 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool, apple side up, on a wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.