Apfelkuchen - Apple Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cake yeast
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk, and
• 3/4 cup water, mixed
• 5 cups flour, sifted
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 apples (use a good baking apple, such as Granny Smith)
• butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (more if necessary)

Directions

1. 1

   Crumble yeast into a bowl; add 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 cup of milk mixture.

2. 2

   Let stand until yeast is liquefied.

3. 3

   Add 1/2 cup of milk mixture and one cup of flour; beat until smooth.

4. 4

   Set in a warm place to rise, about two hours.

5. 5

   Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and salt, beat well and add remaining diluted milk and flour alternatively.

6. 6

   Beat in yeast mixture.

7. 7

   Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk or in refrigerator overnight.

8. 8

   When doubled in bulk, press dough out into a thin layer in well buttered 10 x 14 pans.

9. 9

   Wash apples, peel, core and cut into 1/4" thick slices; dip in butter and place in parallel rows on the dough, having apples slightly overlapping.

10. 10

    Sprinkle generously with brown sugar.

11. 11

    Preheat oven to 375°F.

12. 12

    Let dough rise until double in bulk, about 1/2 hour.

13. 13

    Bake for approximately 1/2 hour.