Easy Apple Kuchen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 apples – peeled, cored, and sliced, or more to taste
• Topping:
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Beat milk, shortening, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Stir 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into milk mixture until dough comes together. Spread dough out into the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.

Spread apples over the dough on the baking sheet.

Stir 1 cup sugar, melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl until topping is combined. Sprinkle topping over apples.

Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender and topping is golden, about 40 minutes.