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🍰 Classic Apple Cake – Smarter

173 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g spelt whole wheat flour
• 250 ml milk (1.5% fat)
• 1 cube yeast
• 55 g honey
• 100 g yogurt butter (room temperature)
• salt
• 1 small lemon
• 1200 g large apples (6 large apples)
• 50 g coconut blossom sugar
• 3 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1. Sift the flour into a large bowl.
2. 2. Make a well in the center of the flour.
3. 3. Warm the milk in a saucepan.
4. 4. Mix the yeast with one teaspoon of honey and about half of the lukewarm milk.
5. 5. Pour the yeast mixture into the well.
6. 6. Lightly mix the yeast with some flour from the well using a fork.
7. 7. Dust the surface of the yeast mixture with a little flour.
8. 8. Cover the bowl with a cloth.
9. 9. Let the dough rise at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
10. 10. Cut the soft butter into small flakes.
11. 11. Distribute the butter flakes, 50 grams of honey, and a pinch of salt around the edge of the flour.
12. 12. Pour in the remaining milk.
13. 13. Knead everything into a smooth, pliable dough using the dough hooks of a hand mixer.
14. 14. Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel.
15. 15. Let the dough rise until it has approximately doubled in size.
16. 16. This takes between 45 and 70 minutes depending on the room temperature.
17. 17. Squeeze the lemon.
18. 18. Wash the apples.
19. 19. Quarter the apples.
20. 20. Core the apples.
21. 21. Peel the apples.
22. 22. Cut the apples into wedges.
23. 23. Place the apple wedges in a bowl.
24. 24. Mix the apples with the lemon juice.
25. 25. Knead the dough briefly by hand.
26. 26. Dust the work surface with a little flour.
27. 27. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to the size of a baking sheet.
28. 28. Line the baking sheet with baking paper.
29. 29. Place the dough on the sheet.
30. 30. Distribute the apple wedges evenly over the dough.
31. 31. Mix the coconut blossom sugar with cinnamon.
32. 32. Sprinkle the cake with the sugar mixture.
33. 33. Let the cake rise for another 20 minutes.
34. 34. Preheat the oven.
35. 35. Set the oven to 200 degrees Celsius conventional heat.
36. 36. Use 180 degrees Celsius for fan-assisted baking.
37. 37. Use gas mark 3.
38. 38. Place the sheet on the middle rack.
39. 39. Bake the cake for 35 to 40 minutes.
40. 40. Let the cake cool down.
41. 41. Cut the cake into 20 pieces.
42. 42. Serve the cake.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 173
• Protein: 4 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 29 g