Passover Big Apple Torte Recipes

FLOURLESS APPLE-PECAN TORTE

Steps:

• Toss apples with lemon juice. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; toss. Cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine. Cook until almost absorbed and apples are syrupy, about 3 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Whisk together yolks and 1/4 cup granulated sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and thick, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; fold in apples, pecans, matzo cake meal, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Whisk whites, salt, and remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a clean bowl of a mixer until stiff, glossy peaks form. Working in 3 batches, gently fold whites into batter. Pour into pan. Bake until top is brown and a toothpick comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cool.
• Run a knife or an offset spatula around edge of torte. Remove from pan. Garnish with confectioners' sugar.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan with foil. Grease foil.
• Melt margarine and chocolate over low heat. Stir until smooth and let cool.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat whites until stiff; about 2 minutes. In a separate bowl, beat together yolks and sugar until thick and pale; about 1 minute. Blend in chocolate mixture and stir in almonds. Fold in beaten whites, 1/3 at a time, into chocolate until no streaks of white remain. Scrape into prepared pan.
• Place an 8 inch baking pan with 1 inch of water in it on the bottom rack of the oven (to make the torte more moist).
• Bake torte on center rack at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes, or until sides begin to pull away from pan and top is set in center. Cover the torte loosely with foil for the last 20 minutes of baking. Note: Don't worry if the cake cracks because the top will be on the bottom later.
• Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes and then carefully remove sides of pan. Invert onto a serving plate and cool completely.

APPLE TORTE

Steps:

• Crust: cream butter and sugar, add vanilla and mix well.
• add flour and blend with your hand till crumbly.
• press into the bottom and 3/4 up the sides of 2 9 inch springform pans.
• Filling: beat cream cheese and sugar, add vanilla.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• pour half into each crust.
• Topping: Mix apples cinnamon and lemon juice.
• Lay apples on top on cheese mixture in a curcular pattern, and inside and outside row.
• Top with almonds.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.
• Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
• Remove from pan and refrigerate over night.

BAVARIAN APPLE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• Blend in flour.
• Press into 9" springform pan and spread with jam.
• Combine cream cheese and sugar.
• Add egg and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Pour over jam.
• Topping: Toss apples with sugar and cinnamon and spoon over cheese.
• Sprinkle almonds on top.
• Bake at 450 for 10 minutes; then 400 for 25 minutes.
• Cool.

PASSOVER 'BIG APPLE' TORTE

Steps:

• Set oven rack at middle of oven; preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale, add sugar gradually. Beat until very thick.
• In a small bowl, sift together matzo cake meal and potato starch. Add to yolk mixture alternately with apple juice, beginning and ending with matzo mixture and blending after each addition.
• Add lemon rind and vanilla. Beat until combined well.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until they just hold stiff peaks.
• Stir ½ cup of the beaten egg whites into the apple juice mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly.
• Pour into pan; spread evenly. Arrange apple slices on top, overlapping them slightly.
• In a small bowl, stir together 1 T. sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
• Bake about 50 to 55 minutes or until golden and cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack.

PASSOVER CARROT WALNUT TORTE

Steps:

• Set oven rack at middle of oven; preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 inch springform pan and dust with matzo cake meal.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale, add sugar gradually, beating. Beat until very thick.
• Add carrots, nuts, vanilla and ¾ cup matzo cake meal. Beat until combined well.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until they just hold stiff peaks.
• Stir ½ cup of the beaten egg whites into the carrot mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly.
• Pour into pan. Bake about 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Run a knife around edge of pan; remove side of pan.

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.
• Canadian Living.

PASSOVER ORANGE WALNUT TORTE

Steps:

• Set oven rack at middle of oven; preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale, add sugar gradually, beating. Beat until very thick.
• Beat in orange juice, lemon juice and rind. Add matzo cake meal and potato starch gradually, beating. Beat until combined well. Fold in walnuts gently.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until they just hold stiff peaks.
• Stir 1 cup of the beaten egg whites into the orange mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly.
• Pour into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan (3 ½ inches deep) with a removable bottom. Bake about 55 to 60 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Invert pan over the neck of a bottle, let it cool upside down.
• Run a knife around edge of pan; remove side of pan. Run a knife under bottom of torte to release it.
• Transfer carefully with two spatulas to a serving plate. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.

PASSOVER COTTAGE CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven rack at middle of oven; preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Prepare the crust:.
• In a small bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth. Add matzo meal, sugar and cinnamon; beat until it resembles coarse meal. Add wine, blend just until it holds together.
• Press onto bottom (and partly up the sides) of an ungreased 8 inch springform pan.
• Prepare the filling:.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cottage cheese and cream cheese until smooth.
• Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in sugar. Add sour cream, potato starch, rind and vanilla; beat until combined well.
• In a separate bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until they just hold stiff peaks.
• Stir ½ cup of the beaten egg whites into the cheese mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly.
• Pour on top of prepared crust.
• Bake for 1 hour. Turn off oven; let cake cool in oven with door slightly open.
• Chill in the pan at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Run a thin knife around edge of pan; remove side of pan.

BAVARIAN APPLE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 9-inch pie pan with Crisco.
• CRUST: Mix together Butter, 1/3 Cup Sugar, 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 1 Cup Flour. Press into pie pan evenly across bottom and up the sides.
• FILLING: Mix until creamy: 8 ounces Cream Cheese, 1/3 Cup Sugar, 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract, 1/4 teaspoon Pure Almond Extract, 1 Egg. Pour into the crust.
• APPLE LAYER: Peel, core and thinly slice Apples. Arrange over cream cheese mixture.
• Mix together 2 Tablespoons Sugar with 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon, 1/4 Teaspoon Fresh Grated Nutmeg and sprinkle over apples.
• TOPPING: 1/2 Cup Sliced Toasted Almonds.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Cool and refrigerate.
• Hint #1: I purchase almonds already sliced, and simply toast them in a non-stick skillet at medium-high heat until fragrant and just starting to turn golden, just 2 or 3 minutes.
• Hint #2; Have all ingredients at room temperature, and make the recipe in the order as written, saving the apple-peeling until just before you sprinkle on the almonds.
• Hint #3: Use real vanilla extract, not vanilla flavor. It makes a big difference in the quality of flavor.

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.