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Dansk Aeblekage-(Apple Coffee Cake)

Source of Recipe

Denmark


List of Ingredients

* 1 cups milk,scalded
* 1cake, compressed yeast
* 4 cups flour or more
* 1/3 cup butter
* 1/3 cup honey
* 1 tsp lemon zest
* cinnamon and sugar
* 2 tablespoons almonds, grated
* 3 C sliced Apples




Recipe

Prepare dough, scald milk and add butter, honey and salt. When cool add yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water. Add eggs and beat well . Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Turn out on floured board and knead. put into buttered bowl and let rise until doubled. Knead down again and let rise. until light. Roll out to 1/2 inch thick spread on baking pans or cookie sheets. Spread with butter.
When well risen, peel apples, cut into 1/2-inch slices and arrange on dough. Sprinkle well with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of nutmeg. Sprinkle with grated almonds.
Bake 10 minutes in a preheated 400Fº oven. Lower heat to 375Fº and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cut in squares and serve either hot or cold with sweetened whipped cream.
For a sweeter cake, sprinkle powdered sugar over the cake after it comes out of the oven.