German Apple Torte Recipes

GERMAN APPLE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C. Grease a springform tart pan (Ø 24 cm) with butter.
• Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the flour and beat together until JUST combined, and forms a dough. Do not overmix.
• Press the crust mixture into the flat bottom the springform pan, with 2,5 cm up the side of the pan. Set aside. (dust fingertips in flour, if necessary to stop from sticking to fingers).
• In a medium bowl, whisk egg and vanille zucker together until well combined. Add the quark and whisk together until incorporated. Pour cheese mixture over crust. Using a spatula, spread the mixture evenly over the base.
• For the topping: Place apples in another bowl. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Toss the sliced apples with the sugar mixture until well coated with the sugar mixture. Spread the apples over the quark filling in a circular pattern, starting from the outside and working in a circle, slightly overlapping. Scatter almonds on top.
• Bake on middle rack, for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 190°C and continue baking for 25 minutes. Until center set and the sides are golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool slightly before removing from pan.
• Serve warm or wait until cooled completely. Enjoy!

BAVARIAN APPLE TORTE

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.

BAVARIAN-STYLE APPLE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together the butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, and 1/2 cup of sugar in a bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat together the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the eggs and 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract. Pour the egg mixture over the crust.
• Combine the sliced apples, cinnamon, and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Spoon apple mixture evenly over the cream cheese mixture. Place the springform pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until center is set, 50 to 65 minutes.

APPLE BAVARIAN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F(230 degrees C).
• Cream together butter, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla, and flour. Press crust mixture into the flat bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Pour cheese mixture over crust.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Toss the sliced apples with the sugar mixture and spread over the cheese filling.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Sprinkle almonds over top of torte. Continue baking until almonds are lightly browned and apples are tender. Cool before removing from pan.

GERMAN APPLE TORTE

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.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE (WIENER APFELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Gather the crust ingredients.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, and baking powder in a medium bowl.
• Cut in cold butter for pie dough until small crumbs form.
• Use 4 to 6 tablespoons of the egg-water mixture to moisten the crumbs. Stir just until the mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Gather the batter ingredients.
• Cut each quarter apple into 3 long pieces, then cut crosswise into small trapezoids. Sprinkle with lemon juice, toss and set aside.
• Beat together softened butter with sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon zest.
• Whisk together flour with baking powder (and a dash of salt if using unsalted butter) in a separate small bowl. Add to creamed butter mixture alternately with whipping cream and beat until smooth. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350F. Butter an 11-inch springform pan and sprinkle with breadcrumbs or flour, shaking out excess.
• Roll out the crust and line the pan, piecing crust as necessary to form a 1- to 1 1/2-inch lip.
• Place drained apple slices in the crust.
• Spoon cake batter over apple slices as if setting dumpling batter on a stew, then smooth over apples to edges.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons almond slices then 4 tablespoons granulated sugar evenly over batter.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, then turn off the oven and leave the cake for another 15 minutes. The crust should be golden brown and filling should be moist but set.
• Allow cake to cool completely in the pan for best taste. Serve with whipped cream . Refrigerate any leftovers.

GERMAN APPLE TORTE (KRUMMELTORTE)

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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