Apple Streusel Recipes

SO EASY AND TASTY APPLE STREUSEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease the bottom only of a small (4 cups or so) casserole dish. Peel and core the apples, slice and place in a bowl. Top with sugar, cinnamon and vanilla, toss to coat. Set aside while preparing topping.
• Make the streusel by cutting the cold butter into a bowl, adding flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, if using. Rub it through your fingers until the streusel is a coarse, sandy/pebbly texture.
• Put the seasoned apples into the pan, top generously with the streusel, and bake at 350° about 30 minutes, or until the streusel is golden brown and the apple is starting to bubble up through the topping.
• Serve and enjoy!

APPLE STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C).
• Prepare the topping by combining the butter, brown sugar, flour and chopped pecans. Cut in all ingredients with pastry cutter until pea-sized. Set aside
• Combine the apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Toss gently together and set aside.
• Place apple mixture in unbaked pie shells. Heap the apples up high in each shell and fill completely. Sprinkle topping on top of each.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Do not allow topping to get too dark.

GERMAN APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Place flour in a mixer bowl; beat in 1/4 cup oil (mixture will be slightly crumbly). In a small bowl, slowly whisk warm water into beaten egg; add to flour mixture, mixing well. Beat in remaining oil until smooth. Transfer to a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rest in a warm place, about 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Spread bread crumbs into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool completely., Tape a 30x15-in. sheet of parchment onto a work surface; dust lightly with flour. Divide dough in half; place 1 portion on parchment and roll to a very thin 24x15-in. rectangle. (Keep remaining dough covered.) Remove tape from parchment., Sprinkle 3/4 cup bread crumbs over rectangle to within 1 in. of edges. Starting 3 in. from a short side, sprinkle 3 cups apples and 1/4 cup raisins over a 3-in.-wide section of dough. Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half of the mixture over fruit. Drizzle with half of the melted butter., Roll up jelly-roll style, starting at fruit-covered end and lifting with parchment; fold in sides of dough as you roll to contain filling. Using parchment, transfer strudel to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; trim parchment to fit pan., Bake on lowest oven rack 45-55 minutes or until golden brown, brushing top with sour cream 2 times while baking. Repeat with remaining ingredients., Using parchment, transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

APPLE STREUSEL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Peel, core, and slice the apples. Slice on the thinner side and make them the same thickness so they will cook evenly.
• Grease a large casserole dish with butter. Add the apples to the dish and toss with the flour, brown sugar, salt, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and ground cinnamon. Toss until the apples are completely coated.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Melt the butter in a medium-sized bowl in the microwave.
• Mix in the salt, flour, sugar, and vanilla extract with a fork until the ingredients form a crumbly, damp dough.
• Crumble the streusel over the top of the apple slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered for 35 minutes or until the top is browned and the apples are softened. Allow to cool for a few minutes and then serve with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.

APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position the oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 400°F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk the flour, both sugars, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, cinnamon until well combined. Make a "well" in the center of the dry ingredients.
• In a liquid measuring cup, beat the buttermilk, butter, egg, and vanilla together until combined. Pour into the center of the dry ingredients and stir just until a few streaks of flour remain. Gently stir in the apple.
• Divide evenly among the muffin tin cups, filling the cups only 2/3 full.
• In a small bowl, whisk the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Use a fork to stir in the butter until the mixture is coarse and crumbly. Sprinkle streusel over each muffin, gently pressing into the batter.
• Bake 12-15 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool the muffins for 5 minutes in the pan then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Top with glaze and serve immediately. Muffins are best the day they are made but they can be stored for later use, see make-ahead tips in the notes below.
• Whisk the confectioners' sugar and apple cider together until smooth. Use only enough cider to make the glaze pourable.

APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Fold in apples. , Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Mix glaze ingredients; drizzle over tops.

EASY APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place apples in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar and golden raisins; set aside. Place puff pastry on baking sheet. Roll lightly with a rolling pin. Arrange apple filling down the middle of the pastry lengthwise. Fold the pastry lengthwise around the mixture. Seal edges of pastry by using a bit of water on your fingers, and rubbing the pastry edges together. Whisk egg and milk together, and brush onto top of pastry.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

APPLE STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9 or 10-inch bundt pan.
• Streusel: Combine brown sugar, almonds, flour and cinnamon.
• Stir in melted butter; set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Mix well.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time; beat after each addition; add vanilla.
• Set mixer to low.
• Alternately beat flour mixture and orange juice into egg mixture.
• Put half of the cake batter into the bundt pan.
• Add half of the streusel.
• Spoon and spread remaining batter over struesel.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and add remaining streusel.
• Bake 35-40 minutes more.
• When completely cool, remove from pan and glaze with icing (a zig-zag pattern looks very nice!).

APPLE CRISP WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Make the streusel topping and chill, core and slice the apples. In large pot, melt the butter and stir in the sugar and spices. Add all fruit and cook until soft. Stir in flour and vanilla, then cook until thick and pour into 4 (8 by 10-inch) baking dishes. Top with streusel and bake at 350 degrees F until crispy and fruit is bubbling (approx. 40 minutes). Serve warm.
• Mix butter, sugar, and flour together, until crumbly and mealy looking. Add cinnamon, salt, and pecan pieces. Do not over mix. Store in refrigerator. Streusel topping may be doubled for a thicker coating.

APPLE STREUSEL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour 9×5-inch loaf pan. Set aside.
• In a small bowl mix ½ cup brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, toss apples with 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, apple pie spice and walnuts. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter then add 2/3 cup granulated sugar. Beat until light and fluffy, about one minute.
• With mixer running, add one egg at a time and mix. Scrape bowl and mix for one minute on medium until slightly pale in color.
• Add vanilla and mix to combine.
• In a small bowl, mix flour with baking powder and baking soda.
• With mixer running, alternate adding flour mixture and sour cream. Mix just to combine but do not over mix.
• Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread to the sides. Add half the apple mixture but pat and poke the apples down into the batter. Sprinkle with half the sugar mixture.
• Repeat with the rest of the batter, apples and sugar mixture, patting the apples into the batter before topping with the last of the sugar mixture.
• Bake on center rack of oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. (When checking for doneness insert toothpick into center of bread, making sure your tooth pick is going into batter and not an apple to get a true test for doneness. Ours took exactly 60 minutes.)
• While cake is baking, prepare glaze by combining brown sugar, butter and cream in a small sauce pan. Heat to a boil and simmer on medium low for two minutes without stirring.
• Remove from heat and sift in the powdered sugar while you whip. If it lumps, just pass through a small sieve. Let it sit at least ten minutes.
• Once cake is out of the oven, cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes.
• Loosen sides and flip out of pan and onto the cooling rack, then place the rack over a sheet pan.
• Drizzle the glaze over the top and let it melt into the warm cake.
• Serve warm or cool completely.

APPLE STREUSEL MUFFIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/170C. Grease or place muffin papers inside 12 muffin tin.
• To prepare streusel, in a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, apples, walnuts, flour and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter and set aside.
• For the crumble; in a small bowl, add all the ingredients: butter, flour and sugar. And with your fingertips work the butter into the flour and sugar to form coarse crumbles. Set aside.
• For the muffins, in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix well. In a large bowl of standing mixer, set on medium speed and beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 10 minutes).
• Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition. Add vanilla. Set mixer to low, alternately beat flour mixture and apple juice into egg mixture.
• Spoon the batter into the 12 muffin tin and spoon on each muffin batter the streusel mixture, we prepared earlier. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the muffin tin from the oven, sprinkle the top with the crumble and bake for another 15 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and let cool completely before enjoying them.

APPLE STREUSEL SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and preheat your oven to 350F (180C).
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla extract, 2 cups all-purpose flour and egg. Beat until everything is incorporated. Spread the dough onto the baking sheet. Put the baking sheet in the fridge while you make the apple and crumble layer.
• Leave the remaining 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter on the kitchen counter to get to room temperature.
• Peel and core the apples and chop them into small chunks. Mix the apple chunks with the lemon zest, lemon juice, cinnamon and apple sauce. Set aside.
• For the crumb topping: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the remaining soft 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter with 2 cups of flour and 1/2 cup sugar (see Note 4). The mixture will be crumbly.
• To assemble the cake, spread the apple mixture onto the dough layer. Then use your fingers to crumble the crumbs on top. Press some crumbs together to form bigger crumbs, you don't want the crumbs to be too fine.
• Bake for 45 minutes until the crumbs are lightly golden.
• Let the cake cool off completely. It will be a little bit soft while hot.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!

QUICK APPLE STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour and measure then sift together with the other dry ingredients. Beat the egg, then add the milk and melted shortening. Pour the wet into the dry then add the raw apples and mix well. Pour into a well greased 8-inch square pan. Mix together the streusel ingredients and sprinkle over the top of the batter. Bake at 400 about 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Serve the coffee cake with vanilla ice cream.