Rememberence of Those Goods Days With Friends Over Coffee

Recipes~Decorating~ Rememberence of Goods Days With Friends Over Coffee

Many a good day was spent with friends over coffee and cake. Just like the Golden Girls we had our cheesecake moments too. There were stories of ALL kinds.

It all started in Germany, I was born in a little house on the Freudenberg Hills. The war had been over for several years and people were settling in to a time of new growth, and prosperity. As an Army Brat we traveled a lot but, I was never as Happy as I was in that little old house. It was a short bus ride or an adventurous walk to the River Rhine, where we would stroll along the tree lined colonnade amongst the ducks, and swans the smell of spring flowers perfuming the mid day air. We would pause for a late lunch at outdoor cafes and watch as people leisurely sailed their boats down the river. On late afternoons we would enjoy the coffee houses, were we would enjoy coffee and the most sumptuous cakes and pastries. On hot summer days I would enjoy my favorite lemon ice cream. Even today if I think on it I can still taste the tart, sweet flavor.

This little bog is to be dedicated to just that. Coffee, Conversation and Sumptuous cake recipes. So I hope you will all join me, and share your stories of days gone by, and recipes old or new, shared by some one today or passed down from generation to generation. Love to you All, Micki

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Ingredients                                                  12                         Portion (s)

Ingredients
350 g flour
0.5 tsp baking powder
300 g sugar
2 package (s) vanilla
220 g butter (aka margarine)
1 medium egg
1.5 tsp cinnamon
2.5 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 kg sour apples
50 g raisins
2 tablespoons sour cream


Preparation time in minutes:
60
Koch-/Backzeit:

And how it's done
1. For the dough 2 / 3 of the flour, baking powder, 120 grams of sugar and half the vanilla and mix well. With 120 g of cold, cubed butter and egg and knead smooth. Then the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

2. For the streusel mix remaining flour, 100 g sugar and 1 / 2 teaspoon cinnamon. Other soft butter. by working with your hands or a fork until fine crumbs arise.

3. Two thirds of the dough roll around. The bottom of a greased springform pan (28 cm diameter)(9in) interpret it, piercing several times. Remaining dough into a roll. Laying on the inner edge of the springform. pull with the thumb, so that an approximately 3 cm high Prick the sides is produced. Bread crumbs evenly on the floor.

4. Peel apples, quarter and remove seeds, cut into thin slices. Raisins, sour cream, remaining sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and mix. Pour into the dish and add the crumbs evenly over the filling. Bake in preheated oven on the lowest rail bake about 1 hour (hearth: 200 ° C, gas mark 3, fan oven: 170 ° C). 350 degrees
Notes and cooking tips Baking time 60 min

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