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Potthucke, Sauerland apple cake

Potthucke, Sauerland apple cake

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A rustic Sauerland dish featuring apple cake made with grated apples, eggs, onions, and smoked sausage. Best served sliced and pan-fried.

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Recipe from Argon58, Silvercork, Merkel and 8 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Potthucke was once a dish of poverty in the Sauerland region. Today, it can be found in local restaurants, often in a more refined version.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time1 hr 40 min
  • Total2 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$5.86 $1.17 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

5 people
  • $2.98
  • $1.20
  • $0.41
  • $0.24
  • $0.60
  • $0.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples and onions, then grate them. Add the eggs and flour, and mix well. ≈ 8 min
  2. Season the dough with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, then add the mettwurst, cut into small pieces, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Grease a baking dish, then pour the dough into it. ≈ 3 min
  4. Push the protruding pieces of mettwurst down so they don’t become hard. Sprinkle the top with diced bacon. ≈ 2 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (392 °F), with a top and bottom heating element, for approximately 90 to 110 minutes, depending on the height of the dish (4 to 8 cm).

The bill

Potthucke, Sauerland apple cake

  • 1.4 kg of ground apples$2.98
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 2 onions$0.41
  • 150 g of flour$0.24
  • 50 g of smoked bacon, diced$0.60
  • butter for the mold$0.43

Total$5.86

that's $1.17 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1.4 kg of ground apples
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 onions
  • 150 g of flour
  • 50 g of smoked bacon, diced
  • 4 smoked sausages, cut into pieces
  • salt, pepper, and nutmeg, to taste
  • butter for the mold

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