Apple Kuchen

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/4-3 cups bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fast rise yeast
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 lemon, zest of
• nutmeg
• 1/2 cup milk, lukewarm
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 granny smith apples
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon cream
• 1 dash freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 put 2 1/2 cups of the flour in a bowl with the salt, sugar, and yeast.
• 2 beat the eggs and add them, with the vanilla, lemon zest, and nutmeg, to the lukewarm milk.
• 3 stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, to make a medium-soft dough, being prepared to add more flour as necessary.
• 4 work in the soft butter and knead by hand for about 10 minutes.
• 5 when the dough is ready it will appear smoother, and springier.
• 6 cover with a tea towel and leave till doubles (1 to 1 1/4 hours), or leave to rise in a cool place overnight.
• 7 punch down dough and press in a 9x13 inch pan, if the dough seems like it won't stretch to fit, let it rest for 10 minutes.
• 8 once the dough is pressed into the pan, let it rise for an additional 15-20 minutes.
• 9 heat the oven to 400°f.
• 10 peel and core the apples and chop them finely.
• 11 when the dough is ready, beat the egg with the cream, grate over a little nutmeg and brush the top of the dough with this mixture.
• 12 cover the egg glazed dough with the apples, then mix together the sugars and allspice and sprinkle over.
• 13 top with the almonds and put in the oven for 15 minutes.
• 14 turn oven down to 350°f and cook for another 15 minutes or so, until the dough is swelling and golden and the edges.
• 15 remove from the oven and make a runny icing, spoon and trickle it over the cake.
• 16 cool for about 15 minutes and serve warm.