Apple Kuchen Coffee Cake Wake up sleepy taste buds with a homemade apple coffee cake. Crust: 1/2 Cup Sugar 1/3 Cup butter or margarine, softened 1 Egg 2 Cups Original Bisquick� mix Filling: 1/2 Cup Vanilla Yogurt 1 Egg 1 large cooking apple, peeled and thinly sliced (1 1/2 cups) Topping: 1/4 cup Sugar 1/4 Tsp Ground Cinnamon 1. Heat oven to 350�F. Grease bottom and side of springform pan, 9x2 inches, or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening. 2. In medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar, the butter and egg with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. Beat in Bisquick. Spread over bottom and 1 inch up side of pan. 3. In small bowl, mix yogurt and egg until smooth. Stir in apple; spoon over batter in pan. Mix 1/4 Cup Sugar and Cinnamon; sprinkle over apple mixture. 4. Bake 45 to 50 Min or until center is set and crust is deep golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove side of pan. Serve warm. Special Touch Drizzle with a glaze made by mixing 1/2 Cup powdered sugar and 1 to 2 Tbsp Milk until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
Homemade Applesauce 8 large apples, peeled, cored and cut into thick slices 1/2 Cup Water 2 Lemon Slices 1/2 Cup Sugar 1/8 Tsp Nutmeg 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon Combine apples, water and lemon slices in a large saucepan. Simmer, uncovered for 10 Min or until apples are part sauce and with some chunks of apple left. Watch closely and stir often to prevent burning. Applesauce should be thick; add more water if necessary. Leave sauce chunky or put apples and lemons through a food mill or coarse sieve. Stir in sugar to desired sweetness. Add cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve warm or chilled. Cover and refrigerate leftovers for up to one week. Yield: 5 to 6 cups NOTE: you can also make unsweetened applesauce by omitting the sugar and selecting a naturally sweet variety such as Golden Delicious, Red Delicious or Gala instead. |
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