German Apple Torte Krummeltorte Recipes

Steps:

• Cut peeled apples into quarters, then each quarter into 5 pieces, then partically cook apple with sugar, keep hot.
• Sift flour into bowl, rub in butter, add sugar, then egg and mix to soft dough.
• Roll out half the pastry and line large, deep flan.
• Spread apples to within 1/2" of top of flan tin.
• Grate remainder of pastry over top and bake 25-30mins at 220 deg C (425 deg F).
• Serve hot or cold, with cream, custard or ice-cream.

Steps:

• Combine the first four ingredients. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour over the crust. Combine topping ingredients; spoon over filling. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until the center is set. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Cut into wedges with a serrated knife.

Steps:

• In a lrg bowl cream butter and blend sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Sift flour, sift again with baking powder. Slowly add the dry mixture to the batter.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour batter into a well buttered mold 2 1/2 quart or 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake 350 for 70 minutes Check after first hour.
• Sprinkle cooled cake with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE FILLING: Peel, core and quarter apples; cut each quarter crosswise into 5 or 6 pieces.
• Place in empty saucepan; stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Cover and simmer for 7 minutes or until apples are partially cooked.
• Place in sieve to drain.
• TO MAKE THE PASTRY: In bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Lightly beat together egg and vanilla.
• Stir into flour mixture and mix well until ball of soft dough forms.
• (If dough seems too stiff, add a few drops of water.) Rolls out half the pastry to about 1/8 inch thickness and cut to fit bottom of lightly greased 8-inch springform pan.
• Place drained apples on top of pastry, leaving 1/2 inch space between apples and inside edge of pan.
• Crumble remaining pastry dough into currant-sized crumbs.
• Drop half the crumbs into the space between apples and edge of pan.
• Flatten top surface of apples and sprinkle with remaining pastry crumbs.
• Sprinkle torte with remaining sugar.
• Bake in 425 F.
• oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until well browned.
• Remove hinged ring and serve torte on pan base.
• Serve warm, garnished with whipped cream.
• Makes 8 servings.
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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream toghether butter and sugar. Add egg and beat.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat dry ingredients into butter mixture.
• Stir apples into batter, which will be thick and hard to stir.
• Turn into a buttered 9" pie pan and spread smooth.
• Bake for 1 hour, until just brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, cream butter and 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Add egg and almond extract; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour into crust., Place apples in a large bowl. Mix cinnamon sugar and nutmeg; add to apples and toss to coat. Arrange over cream cheese mixture. Bake 5 minutes. , Reduce oven setting to 400°. Bake until apples are tender, 30-35 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., Remove rim from pan. In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over torte; sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Bring water to a simmer in the bottom pan of a double boiler, add the egg whites and confectioners’ sugar to the top pan, and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is very thick and will hold its shape, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk in the vanilla, remove from the heat, and set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Spoon the mixture, in batches if necessary, into a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tube (or form a rectangle of waxed paper into a funnel shape and snip off the pointed end to make a pastry tube).
• Pipe onto the parchment-lined baking sheet 8 meringue circles each about 4 inches in diameter.
• Pipe more meringue into the center of each circle to form the bottom of the basket.
• In a circular motion, pipe more meringue around the perimeter of each basket to make the sides of the basket.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the meringues are set and crisp on the outside.
• Remove from the oven and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• (The meringues may be made several days ahead and kept in an airtight tin.).
• MAKE THE FILLING: Reserve 8 perfect strawberries for garnish.
• Mash the remaining strawberries with a potato masher in a large bowl.
• Stir in the lemon juice and then the sugar.
• Taste, and add more sugar if you like.
• Beat the cream until it holds soft peaks.
• Fold the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture.
• Place the meringues on individual plates, spoon the strawberry mixture into the baskets, garnish each serving with a fresh strawberry, and serve.