Carols Easy Apple Kuchen Recipes

APPLE KUCHEN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place 2 cups flour and salt in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add 1 cup butter; pulse until butter is the size of peas. While pulsing, add just enough ice water to form moist crumbs. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, combine apples, 1 cup sugar and cinnamon; toss to coat. Spoon over crust. Place remaining flour, butter and sugar in food processor; pulse until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle over apples. Bake until golden brown and apples are tender, 60-70 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Arrange apples in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside 1 tablespoon. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon-sugar over apples. , In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and remaining sugar; beat in the milk and butter until blended. Drop by tablespoonfuls over apples; sprinkle with reserved cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, salt and water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; add butter and vanilla. Serve with warm kuchen.

EASY APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, beat butter with 1 1/2 cups of sugar until light and fluffy; blend in eggs and vanilla; add flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition.
• Turn into greased 13x9" baking pan; top with apples; mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over apples.
• Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

DOROTHY ZEHNDER'S APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat in 1 1/4 cups flour. Press crumbly mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie plate. Bake in oven for 5 minutes. Cool.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until combined. Beat in egg. Pour over crust.
• Mix apples, juice, remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Spoon over cheese. Bake for 45 minutes.
• Combine oats, 1/3 cup flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Cut in 1/4 cup butter or margarine, to resemble coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pie. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes more.

EASY APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat milk, shortening, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Stir 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into milk mixture until dough comes together. Spread dough out into the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.
• Spread apples over the dough on the baking sheet.
• Stir 1 cup sugar, melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl until topping is combined. Sprinkle topping over apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender and topping is golden, about 40 minutes.

APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• To make the crust: Place the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl or food processor fitted with a steel blade and mix to combine. Add the vanilla and butter, a little at a time, and mix until it resembles cornmeal. Press into the prepared baking pan and transfer to the oven. Bake until slightly golden but not brown, about 12 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Lower the oven temperature to 400 degrees.
• To make the filling: Place the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle and beat until creamy. Add the egg, mix to combine, an pour over the cooled crust.
• Place the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix to combine.
• Place the apples on top of the filling in two or three columns. Sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar and transfer to the oven. Bake until firm and a rich brown, about 20 minutes. Cut into 20 to 24 pieces.

APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingers, work in butter until just incorporated. Press into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Make the filling: Stir sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Arrange apple evenly over crust, overlapping if necessary. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• Bake 15 minutes. Whisk together half-and-half and eggs. Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees. Pour egg mixture over apples. Bake until set, about 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack at least 1 hour.

GRANDMA GELDNER'S APFEL KUCHEN (APPLE KUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix 1 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, 2 tsp sugar, and salt and sift once.
• Cut 1/2 cup butter into dry mix with a pastry blender to pea size.
• In a small bowl, beat egg with 2 T milk and add to dry mix.
• Mix thoroughly and pat dough into a greased or oiled 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pare and core apples.
• Cut into thin wedge slices and place on dough in rows until covered. We would cover the thin end of one apple with the thick end of the other.
• Dot apples with 2 T butter and mix 3/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 Tbs flour and cinnamon together.
• Spread dry topping over dotted apples, and bake in oven for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown.

APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & flour a 13"x9" baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, combine margarine, cake mix & coconut until crumbly.
• Cover the bottom of prepared baking dish with this mixture, spreading evenly & patting down, building up edges to form a crust.
• Place apple wedges on top, arranging them evenly.
• Combine cinnamon & sugar, & sprinkle this mixture over apples.
• In a small bowl, combine sour cream & egg, then drizzle this mixture on top of cinnamon/sugar mixture.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until apples are tender & edges are golden.
• Remove from oven, cool slightly & enjoy!.

CAROLS EASY APPLE "KUCHEN"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You'll need a 9 x 13 baking dish, lightly greased.
• Prepare cake mix as per directions BUT omit 1 egg.
• Pour into greased pan.
• Peal , core and slice apples [not too thin].
• Place apples in a row over the cake mix, covering it.
• Mix together the cinnamon and sugaar.
• Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
• Dot with the butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Serve warm with ice crean or cold with whipped cream. [In todays age I use Cool whip]

EASY APPLE KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour the bottom and sides of a 9" springform cake pan. Set aside.
• PREPARE TOPPING: In a microwave proof bowl melt butter, stir in brown sugar, tablespoon flour, cinnamon and walnuts. Set aside.
• FOR THE CAKE: Place cake mix in a mixing bowl.
• Add applesauce and eggs and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Add apple pie filling and beat on low speed just until apple is broken up (but not mushy) and evenly distributed throughout the batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with prepared topping (not the butterscotch sauce!) and bake for 45 to 50 minutes until cooked through and depending on your oven.
• Cool in the pan and drizzle with the butterscotch sauce before slicing.