Apfel Bitten
A classic German pastry that everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 egg
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- zest from half a lemon
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup ground almonds
For the filling:
- 5-6 apples, peeled, cored and cut into thin slices or small dice
- ⅓ cup golden raisins
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- zest and juice from half a lemon
- ¼ cup sugar if using tart apples
- ½ cup rum
Instructions
For the dough:
- In a large bowl combine flour, softened butter, egg, powdered sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon and ground almonds.
- Work into a stiff dough. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 2 hours, overnight is better.
For the filling:
- In a saucepan over medium heat cook diced apples, raisins, cinnamon, lemon zest and juice, sugar and rum.
- Cook until apples are soft and most of the liquid has cooked off.
- Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool down to room temperature.
To assemble:
- Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator. Cut the dough in 1/2 and roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Place in the bottom of a 13X9 inch baking dish.
- Top the dough with the apple filling, spread out as evenly as you can.
- Roll out the second piece of dough and place on top of the apple filling.
- Brush the top crust with beaten egg and a sprinkle of cane sugar if desired.
- Bake at 350 degrees, or 325 degrees if using a glass baking dish for 30 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes and continue to bake until light golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before slicing and serving.