GERMAN APPLE KUCHEN
R.H. of Slidell: "This is my mother's recipe for Apple Kuchen, brought from Germany and handed down through the generations. It is quick to make, quite tasty, and has no butter or oil."
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup water
Dash of vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 firm apples, cored, peeled and sliced
Sugar and cinnamon, for sprinkling top
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8x8-inch baking pan.
Completely mix together sugar and egg, then whisk in water and vanilla until well incorporated.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking powder. Briskly whisk or stir into the wet ingredients until well incorporated. With a spatula, spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Place the apple slices in the batter on edge, about 3 nice rows. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
Bake for about 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool and enjoy.
Source: Judy Walker, New Orleans Times-Picayune, January 10, 2008 |