Apple Kuchen
with Streusal or with Custard and Streusel Topping
This was my grandma’s favorite along with plum kuchen. It depends on what is on hand and the season of course.
Step 1
Pour lukewarm water, yeast, and sugar in mixing bowl.
Step 2
Grate Lemon zest with a microplane, hand grater or a vegetable peeler, make sure it is minced fine.
Step 3
Add melted (not hot) butter, warmed milk, salt, lemon peel, and beaten eggs. Mix well.
Step 4
Alternatively you can do this in a stand mixer.
Step 5
Here is what the finished dough looks like.
I kneaded it slightly but not much, just to get some structure.
Step 6
I covered the bowl and we will let this rise for about 1 hour,
or until it doubles in size.
Step 7
Peel and slice apples. I keep them in water with a little lemon juice until I am ready to place them.
Step 8
Punch down and let rest for 10 minutes.
Spread dough in 2 well-greased 9-inch round or square cake pans,
pushing it up on the sides as for pie crusts.
Step 9
Stagger the apples in rows(or in random fashion if in a hurry) on top of dough.
Let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
Bake for 10- 15 minutes at 375 degrees to set the crust.
Remove from oven.
If you want you can just add the crumb topping and bake it without the custard.
Step 10
Lets make the custard;
add the egg, sugar, vanilla into the cream or milk- sour cream blend
and mix well.
Step 11
Top it with the custard.
Step 12
Crumb Topping or Streusel
1/2 cup (75 gr) Bread Crumbs or Flour
or combination
1/4 cup Sugar
1-2 teaspoons (10 gr) Cinnamon
3-6 tablespoons (28 gr) melted Butter
Streusel is a flexible garnish
Some like it drier, some like it
sweeter
This is the combination Streusel with bread crumbs and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
This is a white St reusel that is just flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter. It is a delicate Streusel.
This is a lighter less pronounced cinnamon.
If you use less butter it will have a drier appearance
Take the Streusel you chose to use
then sprinkle the crumbs and continue baking at 350° for 30 minutes longer.
the custard is set and the apples are completely cooked.
It will have an internal temp. of 200- 210 degrees when done.
Step 13
Cool and cut in squares and serve topped with whipped cream. Store in fridge, this cake
gets better after a day. It will keep for a week at least properly stored.
Apple Kuchen with Streusal or with Custard and Streusel Topping
Equipment
- 2 13 x 9 glass baking dishes
- Vegetable Peeler
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Basic Coffee Cake Dough
- 2 Eggs well beaten
- 1 / 4 cup (62 gr) Milk, warmed
- 1 pkg. or 1 tablespoon 9 gr dry Yeast
- 1 / 4 cup (60 gr) warm Water
- 1 / 2 cup 100 gr Butter (1 stick, melted but not hot)
- 1 / 4 cup (50 gr) Sugar
- 1 / 2 teaspoon (3 gr) Salt
- grated lemon peel from 1 lemon
- 3 cup (360 gr) Flour, more if needed
Apple Topping
- 4 medium sized Apples
- 1/3 cup (67 gr) Sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 gr) Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoons (5 gr) Cinnamon
- Custard
- 1 beaten Egg
- 1 cup (230 gr) Cream or 1/2 cup Sour Cream with 1/2 up Milk
- 2 tablespoon 24 Sugar
- 1 tablespoon 15 gr Vanilla Extract
Crumb Topping or Streusel
- 1/2 cup (75 gr) Bread Crumbs or Flour or combination
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons (10 gr) Cinnamon
- 3-6 tablespoons (28 gr) melted Butter
Instructions
- Pour lukewarm water, yeast, and sugar in mixing bowl.
- Grate Lemon zest with a microplane, hand grater or a vegetable peeler and dice fine.
- Add melted (not hot) butter, warmed milk, salt, lemon peel, and beaten eggs. Mix well.
- Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each cup. Add more flour, if necessary, to make a smooth dough, and turn out onto a floured surface. You can either mix it in a bowl like I showed up above or you can mix it in a mixer.
- Knead very lightly.
- Let rise for about 1 hour; punch down and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepare apple and custard toppings.
Apple Topping
- 4 medium sized apples
- 1/3 C. vanilla sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- I used 4 apples 2 semi-tart red skin apples, these were Fuji, and 2 tart Granny Smith apples. I did this just to give a variety of flavor.
- Peel and core apples, then cut into ¼ inch slices.
- Spread dough in 2 well-greased 9-inch round or square cake pans, pushing it up on the sides as for pie crusts.
- Stagger the apples in rows(or in random fashion if in a hurry) on top of dough. Drizzle melted butter over the fruit and crust, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake for 10- 15 minutes at 375 degrees to set the crust. Remove from oven.
Custard Topping
- add the egg, sugar, vanilla into the cream or milk- sour cream blend and mix well.
Srreusel Topping
- 1/2 cup (75 gr) Bread Crumbs or Flouror combination 1/4 cup Sugar 1-2 teaspoons (10 gr) Cinnamon3-6 tablespoons (28 gr) melted Butter Streusel is a flexible garnish. Some like it drier, some like it sweeter.
- Mix which ever streusel you like.
Last Steps
- Top first with the custard.
- Take the Streusel you chose to use and sprinkle as much as you want on top.
- Continue baking at 350° for 30 minutes longer. The custard is set and the apples are completely cooked. It will have an internal temp. of 200- 210 degrees when done.
- Cool and cut in squares and serve topped with whipped cream.
Notes
gets better after a day. It will keep for a week at least properly stored.
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