Apfelbettelmann (apple And Pumpernickel Crumb Dessert)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 9 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup currants
• 5 tablespoons rum
• 1 1/2 cups fine pumpernickel bread, crumbs,made in the blender from fresh bread
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds or 1/2 cup hazelnuts
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon, rind of
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 medium cooking apples, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 f and coat the inside of a 6-8 cup baking dish with 2 tbs of the butter.
• 2 melt 5 tbs of the butter and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, soak the currants in the rum for 30 minutes.
• 4 then add the bread crumbs, chopped nuts, 1/2 cup of the sugar, melted butter, lemon peel and cinnamon.
• 5 stir until well mixed.
• 6 drop the apple slices into another bowl and sprinkle them with the remaining sugar.
• 7 with a spatula, spread about a third of the bread crumb mixture on the bottom of the baking dish and sprinkle about half the apple slices evenly over it.
• 8 repeat with another bread crumb layer, then the rest of the apples, and finishing with the final third of the crumbs.
• 9 dot the top with the last 2 tbs butter.
• 10 bake in the middle of the oven for 30-40 minutes or until the apples are tender.
• 11 serve at once.
• 12 you can sprinkle the top with more cinnamon and sugar, if you like.