Apfelkuchen (Apple Cake)

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I fell in love with apfelkuchen when I was in 6th grade. Our teacher let us order from a local German bakery and eat our treats in class once a month. These flavors bring back wonderful memories.

Prep
25 min
Cook
52 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch baking dish or a 9-inch springform pan.
  2. 2 Beat 2 ¼ cups flour, milk, 1/4 cup sugar, yeast, 6 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and 1 pinch salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high until dough is smooth, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Spread into baking dish and press dough up the sides. Press apple slices into dough.
  4. 4 Mix 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, candied lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1 pinch salt in a bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  5. 5 Sprinkle over apples. Allow dough to rise for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  6. 6 Bake in preheated oven until cake is golden brown and apples are tender, about 35 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

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