Easy Apple Kuchen
Description
This easy apple kuchen recipe makes a traditional, German-style slab pie with a cinnamon-spiced topping. It's the perfect crowd-pleasing fall dessert.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup milk
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1/4 cup shortening
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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5 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced, or more to taste
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1 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup butter, melted
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Beat milk, 1/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt until pie dough comes together. Spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet.
3
Spread apples evenly over dough.
4
Stir 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon together in a medium 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.