Apple Streusel Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk, lukewarm
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry active yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 1/2-4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter (melted and cooled to lukewarm)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups granny smith apples (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl put lukewarm milk, yeast and 2 tsp sugar.
• 2 stir until disolved; leave set for 5 minutes.
• 3 in a large bowl sift 3 1/2 cups flour.
• 4 make a well.
• 5 add 1/4 cup sugar, salt, butter, vanilla and yeast mixture into well; mix well.
• 6 if dough is sticky add more flour, but dough must remain slightly soft.
• 7 place dough on floured surface and knead until smooth.
• 8 place in a greasted bowl, turn once to grease lightly.
• 9 cover and let rise 45 minutes - or until doubled in bulk. punch down dough.
• 10 pat into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
• 11 arrange apple slices on top of cake.
• 12 sprinkle almonds, raisins, sugar and cinnamon; adding more or less cinnamon and sugar as desired.
• 13 bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 14 let set 10 minutes; remove from pan and let cool on wire rack.