Grandma Schmidt's Apple Kuchen

By Jenny_439

Apple Struedel

Ingredients

• Kuchen:
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tsp milk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• Streusel:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tb flour
• 1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tb butter cut into small pieces

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 65mins

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 325. in mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and butter. Blend with a pastry blender or your hands. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks. Add the vanilla and milk. Add the egg mixture to the crumbled dry ingredients, stir gently with a spoon until just blended. Press the dough on the bottom and up the sides of an 8x12x2 greased glass baking dish. Arrange the applice slices in 3 lengthwise rows on top of the crust. In a separate bowl, combine the streusel ingredients and blend with a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles peas. Sprinkle over the apple slices. Bake for 35-40 mins until the crust is golden brown and the apples look glazed.