Apelkuchen

Ingredients

10 3/4 ozs
1/2 c butter
4 1/2 c all purpose flour
2 packages dry yeast
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
3 slices apples
1 tb lemon juice
2 ts cinnamon
1/4 c flour
2 tb butter

Instructions

To make dough: In saucepan combine broth and butter. Heat to lukewarm. Meanwhile in large bowl of elec mixer combine 3 cups of flour, yeast and sugar, add broth mixture and eggs to dry ingredients. Beat at high speed 2 minutes scraping bottom and sides of bowl often. Stir in remaining flour to make a soft dough, but not sticky. ON LIGHTLY FLOURED board knead dough until smooth about 10 minutes; place in a greased bowl, turing once, cover; let rise in a warm place 1 hour or until doubled. PUNCH DOWN ON lightly floured board, roll out dough to fit greased jelly roll pan 15 x 10 x 1 press into corners of pan. To make topping: toss apples with lemon juice, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinamon. Arrange apples in single layer on dough. In bowl, combine remaining sugar, flour and cinnamon, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle over apples; cover let rise until doubled about 1 hour. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until done Makes 25 servingss 3 x 2 ----