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Apple bread, a German bread made with apples, hazelnuts, and grapes.

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German apple bread: a yeast-free bread with apples, spiced with cinnamon, cocoa, cloves, and gingerbread, and filled with whole grapes and hazelnuts.

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Recipe from NeuerNutzer2009, Juetho, ThePacker, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The day before, the chopped apples are soaked with sugar, spices, rum, grapes, and hazelnuts. This creates a flavorful liquid that moistens the dough. The next day, simply add the flour and yeast, and bake for one and a half hours.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 35 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total14 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$16.92 $0.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

20 people
  • $2.31
  • $0.37
  • $0.04
  • $3.35
  • $1.10
  • $2.07
  • $4.76
  • $0.88
  • $0.19
  • $1.85

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and cut them into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Mix them with all the other ingredients, except the flour and yeast, and let them marinate overnight.
  3. The next day, add the flour and yeast, and mix well. If the dough is too stiff, add a little apple juice. ≈ 4 min
  4. Grease and flour two muffin tins, or line them with parchment paper, and distribute the dough evenly. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake for approximately 90 to 95 minutes in a preheated oven at 175 °C, covered with aluminum foil; remove the foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes, so that the top browns slightly.

The bill

Apple bread, a German bread made with apples, hazelnuts, and grapes.

  • 1 kg of apples$2.31
  • 330 g of sugar (or concentrated apple syrup, as indicated on the bottle)$0.37
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)$0.04
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of gingerbread spice$3.35
  • 4 tablespoons of rum$1.10
  • 270 g of grapes$2.07
  • 270 g of whole hazelnuts$4.76
  • 670 g of flour$0.88
  • 2 packets of baking powder$0.19
  • butter and flour for mussels$1.85

Total$16.92

that's $0.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of apples
  • 330 g of sugar (or concentrated apple syrup, as indicated on the bottle)
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
  • 1 large tablespoon of cinnamon
  • 1 large tablespoon of cocoa
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of ground allspice
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of gingerbread spice
  • 4 tablespoons of rum
  • 270 g of grapes
  • 270 g of whole hazelnuts
  • 670 g of flour
  • 2 packets of baking powder
  • 1 characteristic of apple juice (optional)
  • butter and flour for mussels

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