German Shensel Cake
Recipe
- Title:
- German Shensel Cake
- Categories:
- Desserts, German
- Yield:
- 10 servings
Ingredients
- 2 c All purpose flour
- 1
- Egg
- 1 ts Baking powder
- Milk
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1/4 ts Almond extract
- 2/3 c Sugar
- 3 1/2 c Peeled apples, cut in thin
- 3/4 c Butter
- -wedges
- Grated rind of 1 lemon
Directions
- There are many versions of this one.
- The following has been a favorite for years.
- To be truly German, it should be served warm with whipped cream on top.
Directions
- Shensel topping (recipe follows) whipped cream
Directions
- Combine the first 4 ingredients.
- Cut in the butter until quite fine,then add lemon rind.
- Beat egg lightly in a cup and add enough milk to make 1/2 cup liquid.
- Add almond extract and pour over dry ingredients,tossing with a fork until a ball of soft dough is formed.
- If necessary,add a few drops of milk.
- Place dough in bottom of an unbuttered 9x13x2 inch baking pan.
- Flour fingers and pat dough evenly to cover bottom and halfway up sides of pan.
- Refrigerate while preparing apples.
- Arrange apples over dough in even, slightly overlapping rows.
- Cover with the Shensel topping and bake in a 375 F oven for 30-40 minutes; Cut into squares and top with whipped cream.
- Serves 10-12.
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