German Baked Apples With Marzipan Cranberry Recipes

RUSTIC GERMAN APPLE CAKE WITH MARZIPAN, CRANBERRIES AND ADVOCAAT LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 150 Celsius and line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper
• Peel, core and cut the apples into quarters, then half the quarters lengthwise. Mix the apples with the lemon juice and set aside.
• Rub the lemon zest into the sugar with your fingertips and cream it with the butter until white and fluffy. Add 2 eggs and stir to incorporate.
• Mix the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt and fold into the wet dough, stirring as little as possible.
• Pour the dough into our baking pan, and cover with apples and dollops of cranberries. Push the apple slices into the dough ever so gently.
• Bake the cake for about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grate the marzipan, and mix with the sour cream and the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar. Add the remaining 2 eggs, the cornstarch, vanilla and the advocaat. Whisk until smooth and pour onto the prebaked apple cake. Sprinkle the slivered almonds on top of the cake followed by 2 tbsp of sugar and 2 tbsp of grated butter.
• Bake the German Apple Cake for 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown. If the cake browns too quickly you can cover it with some aluminum foil.
• Serve the German apple cake with a dusting of powdered sugar and whipped cream!

REAL GERMAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the cored apples upright in a shallow baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whip the egg white until it holds a stiff peak. Sprinkle in the sugar, and whip just a bit more. Stir in the cinnamon, raisins, and toffee until evenly distributed. Spoon into the cores of the apples.
• Bake uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the meringue is crisped. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

CRANBERRY & MARZIPAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Chop marzipan into small chunks and mix with the cranberries, flaked almonds and honey.
• Core apples and mark a line around the circumference of each using a sharp knife. Set the apples in a shallow ovenproof dish that fits them snugly and stuff the cavities with the cranberry mix.
• Pour the water into the dish. Bake at fan 170C/conventional 190C/gas 5 for 30-40 minutes until the apples are tender. Cool for 10 minutes before serving with custard or clotted cream.

GERMAN BAKED APPLES WITH MARZIPAN & CRANBERRY

Steps:

• Using an apple corer, remove each apple's core.
• Use the corer to carve out a wider hole.
• Using the tip of a paring knife, score around the middle of each apple (this will help them keep their shape while baking).
• Preheat oven to 325°F Place currant jelly in a saucepan, and cook on low heat, letting it thin to a syrupy consistency.
• Stir in cranberries, letting them barely cook for a minute or so.
• Stir in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Let mixture cool and become firm.
• Press a bit of marzipan into each apple cavity.
• Spoon in some cranberry mixture.
• Add more marzipan, then more cranberry mixture and so on until cavities are filled, letting cranberry mixture be on top.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes with pan juices, until skins are lightly wrinkled and flesh is soft.
• Stir together sour cream, confectioners' sugar and remaining cinnamon; serve this mixture alongside apples.

BAKED APPLES WITH MARZIPAN AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Peel apples and carefully cut out core using an apple corer. Place in a small baking dish side by side.
• Knead marzipan and orange marmalade together in a small bowl and stuff mixture into the apples. Top with butter cubes. Pour orange juice into the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apples are soft, 55 to 60 minutes. Baste with orange juice every 10 to 15 minutes.

BAVARIAN (GERMAN) BAKED APPLES WITH MARZIPAN

Steps:

• Wash the apples; core with apple corer. Remove stem, crown and core, but not the bottom.
• Knead marzipan with sugar and Arrack (or rum) until it crumbles. Add the ginger. Mix.
• Fill apples with the mixture. Place in ovenproof dish. Pour wine around apples. Sprinkle apples with almond flakes and dot with little pieces of butter.
• Cover with foil. Bake at 420 for about 1/2 hour (time depends on kind of apple use).

CHRISTMAS APPLES WITH MARZIPAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange apple halves in a large baking dish. Fill cores with marzipan. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon cinnamon over each half.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 40 minutes. Garnish apples with walnuts and raisins.