Apfel streuselkuchen ( apple crumb cake )

Ingredients

• 400 g flour
• 30 g fresh yeast
• 150 ml milk, luke warm
• 80 g sugar
• 1 egg, large
• 100 g butter
• pinch of salt
• 1.2 kg Apples, about 5-6
• 175 g butter
• 250 g four
• 200 g sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar

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Preparation

• Prepare the dough by dissolving the yeast and a pinch of sugar in the lukewarm milk. Keep aside till you start seeing bubbles and froth on top of the solution.
• Combine the flour, sugar, eggs, butter, frothed yeast and a pinch of salt and knead with the kneading hooks of your machine or simply with your hands. The dough should be smooth and silky. If kneading by hand, take your time and knead well till smooth.
• Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise in a warm dry place till it doubles in volume - approx. 1 hour. If the weather is too cold in your kitchen, then simply switch on the baking oven to max for 2 minutes and switch it off. Place a bowl of hot bubbly water in the bottom of the oven and the dough in the center rack. Close and let it rest till it doubles.
• For the streusel, melt the butter. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and vanilla sugar. Add the hot melted butter and work with the flour until you form pea-size crumbs. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C, and prepare a baking tray by lining it with some baking paper.
• Once the dough has risen using floured fingers spread the dough out to the edges of the baking tray. Spread the apple pieces over the dough without leaving any gaps in between. Now spread the crumble topping and let the dough rest for another 10-15 minutes. Bake in a preheated 200 deg C oven for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool.