Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) begins tonight, and it is one of my favorite holidays. This is the first time in years I have not had to fly or drive anywhere to be with family, and I am happy to have the time to bake sweet desserts instead!
I found a recipe for Apfelkuchen (German apple cake) in a California Kosher cookbook that was gifted to me a few years ago, and it seemed really simple. I wanted to try something different from the popular honey cake recipe, and so the Apfelkuchen won out. Plus, we have been trying to pronounce "Apfelkuchen" all day, which has provided a lot of entertainment ;)
Unfortunately, the dough did not really come out dough-ey (is that a word?), so I could not press it into the sides of the springpan. The apples baked very nicely though, and the cake tasted delicious with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon-sugar. It also looks pretty! If you decide to try this recipe, play around with the dough portion to make sure it is the right consistency. I'll just blame it on the altitude ;)
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Apfelkuchen
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar
4-5 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
Cinnamon sugar, to taste
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix first five ingredients together
3. Pat dough into a buttered 9-inch springform pan and shape a small edge so dough will go up over apples when baking
4. Arrange apples on top of the dough
5. Bake for 1.5 hours. Cool before removing band of springform pan.
6. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top while cake is still hot.
Wishing everyone a sweet new year!
xx,
Pretty Penny
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