Cinnamon Raisin Apple Kuchen

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 hard-boiled egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg , beaten to blend
• 3 large granny smith apples, peeled and cored
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup raisins or 1/4 cup currants

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375.
• 2 butter a 9-inch tart pan with 1 1/2 inch high sides and removeable bottom. (i use a springform pan) set aside.
• 3 for crust:.
• 4 blend flour, butter, sour cream, 1 t sugar, hard-boiled egg yolk, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, till mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 5 transfer all but 1/2 cup of mixture to prepared pan.
• 6 press mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
• 7 bake 10 minutes. brush with egg .
• 8 continue baking till brown, about 15 minutes.
• 9 transfer to rack.
• 10 reduce oven temp to 350.
• 11 add remaining 2 t of sugar to reserved mixture in bowl and blend. chill crumb mixture till ready to use.
• 12 for filling:.
• 13 thinly slice apples.
• 14 mix sugar, sour cream, egg yolks, flour, vanilla and cinnamon till smooth (referred to in later steps as "custard").
• 15 arrange half the apple slices, overlapping slightly, in concentric circles on prepared crust.
• 16 sprinkle half the raisins or currants over.
• 17 repeat procedure with remaining apple slices and raisins.
• 18 spoon custard mixture over apples, lifting apples slightly and smoothing custard between slices.
• 19 sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top.
• 20 place pan on cookie sheet. bake till custard is set, covering edges of crust with foil if browning too quickly, about 65 minutes.
• 21 let stand 10 minutes. remove sides of pan. serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or cream fraiche. or just as is :).