Appletorte Scandinavian Apple Cake Food

FRENCH APPLE TART

Steps:

• For the pastry, place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse for a few seconds to combine. Add the butter and pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is in small bits the size of peas. With the motor running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse just until the dough starts to come together. Dump onto a floured board and knead quickly into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Roll the dough slightly larger than 10 by 14-inches. Using a ruler and a small knife, trim the edges. Place the dough on the prepared sheet pan and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
• Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stem. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baller. Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4-inch thick slices. Place overlapping slices of apples diagonally down the middle of the tart and continue making diagonal rows on both sides of the first row until the pastry is covered with apple slices. (I tend not to use the apple ends in order to make the arrangement beautiful.) Sprinkle with the full 1/2 cup of sugar and dot with the butter.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown. Rotate the pan once during cooking. If the pastry puffs up in one area, cut a little slit with a knife to let the air out. Don't worry! The apple juices will burn in the pan but the tart will be fine! When the tart's done, heat the apricot jelly together with the Calvados and brush the apples and the pastry completely with the jelly mixture. Loosen the tart with a metal spatula so it doesn't stick to the paper. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.

SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a frying pan.
• Combine breads crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon- add to the butter in the pan and stir until mixed and golden brown.
• Divide this mixture into three parts- placing the first portion into a greased deep dish pie plate.
• Pour 1 cup of the applesauce on top to cover.
• Continue with another layer of crumbs, then another layer of applesauce.
• Sprinkle the remaining portion of bread crumbs on top of the last applesauce layer and dot with 2 Tbsp butter.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool to room temp before serving.

FLUFFY SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour pan, preferably an 8½-inch or 9-inch spring form pan.
• Sift together flour and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl beat butter until light. Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy. Beat in first egg, then second egg. Beat in ¼ cup of flour mixture, then third egg. Slowly mix in remaining flour mixture, alternating with the ¼ cup of milk or water. Pour into prepared pan and smooth top.
• Peel apples; core and cut each into 6 to 8 wedges. Mix the ½ cup sugar with cinnamon. Roll apple wedges in cinnamon sugar and press wedges into cake batter all over the entire cake. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar over the top of the cake, and if desired strew a few slivered almonds over the top (optional).
• Bake approximately 1 - 1¼ hours, more or less, depending on pan size, until cake tests done when a cake tester is inserted in the center of the cake. Cool briefly, then remove from pan.

APPLETORTE (SCANDINAVIAN APPLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Using an electic mixer, cream sugar and butter together.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• By hand, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Stir in apples.
• Grease and flour a 9 or 10 inch springform pan or tube pan and pour in the batter.
• Sprinkle liberally with sugar.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• Serve with ice cream or other topping.

GERMAN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch square pan or equivalent-size baking dish.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/3-cup sugar with the cinnamon. Squeeze lemon juice into a medium bowl. Peel, core, and slice the apples into the bowl. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss to thoroughly coat each apple slice. Arrange the apple slices on top of the batter in overlapping rows, pressing lightly into the batter. Bake for 45 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

DUTCH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the apples, 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon; let stand for 1 hour. , In another bowl, cream butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and beat until smooth. , Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Push apple slices vertically into batter, placing them close together. , Bake at 300° for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

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.

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.