Caramel Apple Streuseltaler Pastries

People who bypass a Streuseltaler pastry while visiting Germany, miss out on a delicious experience. Here’s your chance to make your own. This traditional pastry consists of a yeasted cake base topped with a streusel later. A sugar glaze is poured over the top. Some versions include dollops of fruit jam. I love making Streuseltaler at home. However, the best part is adding my favorite flavors. These Caramel Apple Streuseltaler Pastries are my latest Streuseltaler creation.

These German pastries are a lovely addition to any brunch menu. Also, Caramel Apple Streuseltaler Pastries are perfect for coffee and cake time. These sweet treats are rather large. The recipe makes 10 pieces. Halve the size of the dough disks to create 20 smaller portions.

I used apple butter instead of jam for the first round of these Caramel Apple Streuseltaler Pastries. However, it was not very photogenic. Although, it was delicious. So for the second round, I added an apple jam spiked with cinnamon. I love the hint of spice the cinnamon adds to the pastry. If you cannot find cinnamon apple jam, alternately, add a teaspoon or two of ground cinnamon to the streusel mix.

Caramel and apple flavors are a match made in heaven. This pastries are perfect for a special brunch. Also, they are lovely for any Oktoberfest celebration. Furthermore, these treats are fun to make with kids. Who does not love squishing streusel mix between their fingers?

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Caramel Apple Streuseltaler Pastries

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine German

Keyword Pastry

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 13 minutes

Rise Time 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 3 minutes

Servings 10 Pastries

Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

For the Cake Base:

• 2 1/3  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1  package of activated dry yeast
• 1/2  cup  white granulated sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 3 1/2  tablespoons  butter room temperature, cut into pieces
• 1  egg
• 1/2  cup + 2 tablespoons warm milk

For the Streusel:

• 2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3  cups  brown sugar
• 1  cup  butter cut into small pieces
• 1 1/4 cup Apple jam

For the Caramel Glaze

• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Make the cake base:

1. Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in the bowl of a mixer.
2. Add the butter, egg, and milk and mix with the hook attachment.
3. When the dough is smooth, remove bowl from mixer, cover and leave in a warm place for 20 minutes.
4. Return the bowl to the mixer and knead again using the hook attachment until the dough is smooth and elastic.

For the

Make the streusel:

1. In a separate bowl, whisk flour and brown sugar together.
2. Add butter and rub the ingredients together with your hands until it becomes the consistency of streusel crumbs.
3. Set aside.

Assemble the streusel pastries:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Sprinkle flour on a work surface.
2. Divide the dough into 10 equal pieces. If you have a kitchen scale, use it to evenly divide the dough.
3. Take a piece and roll into a ball between your hands.
4. Use a rolling pin to roll out a circle 5″ in diameter. The thickness should be less than a raw sugar cookie cutout but not paper thin. Somewhere in between.
   
5. Place on a baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the dough.
6. Remove about 3 tablespoons worth of streusel from the bowl.
7. From the main portion, pile a generous amount of streusel on each disk, spreading it evenly around.
   
8. Add 2 tablespoons of apple jam on top, spreading it out slightly.
9. Sprinkle the reserved streusel crumbs on top.
10. Place the pastries in the preheated oven. Bake for about 13 minutes or until the edges just start to turn golden.
11. Transfer to a wire rack and set the rack over the parchment-lined baking sheet.
12. Let cool completely.

Make the glaze:

1. Bring brown sugar, butter, and cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly.
2. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract and salt.
3. Stir 2 minutes; use immediately.
4. Drizzle the glaze over the tops.
5. Let the glaze harden, then plate and serve.
6. These are best if eaten the day they are made.

Like these Caramel Apple Streuselthaler Pastries? Also, try some of these other fall dessert recipes starring apple flavor: