German Apple Kuchen

Made this delicious kuchen variation for a friend’s Oktoberfest party. We made two variations, but this one was the flavor winner!

ingredients

1/2 cup milk 
1/4 cup shortening 
1 egg 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
1/2 cup sugar 
1 Tbsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp salt 
5 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced, or more to taste 

Topping:
1 cup sugar 
1/4 cup butter, melted 
1/4 cup all-purpose flour 
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350˚F.
2. 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.
3. Spread apples over the dough on the baking sheet.
4. Stir 1 cup sugar, melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl until topping is combined. Sprinkle topping over apples.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender and topping is golden, about 40 minutes.

yields

15 servings

source

Allrecipes