German Apple Pastry with Egg Liquor

The German apple pastry contains egg liquor and quark. Both ingredients are not usual items in US supermarkets.
You can make quark at home – GO TO THE QUARK RECIPE – and get egg liquor in German specialty stores or for example at Shop wine direct – or you can make it at home – Find the Egg Liquor Recipe here –
If you google egg liquor many other shops will show this alcoholic drink that is a combination of eggs and brandy. Happy Baking!

Ingredients German Apple Pastry

For the Filling
450 g apples
60 g sugar
100 ml egg liquor
2 tbsp starch (Mondamin, corn starch)

For the Dough
150 g quark
6 tbsp milk
6  tbsp canola or preferably sunflower oil
50 g sugar
1 package  or 0.3oz vanilla sugar
– How to make vanilla sugar –
1 dash salt
300 g flour
1 package baking powder or 0.5oz

Glaze
1 egg white
1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp milk
powdered sugar

Baking Instructions German Apple Pastry

– Peel apples, remove core, cut in small cubes.
– In a pan combine apples with sugar, and bring to a brief boil.
– Mix starch in some warm water, add to apples, let simmer for 2 min. Add egg liquor, mix well.
– Pre-heat oven to 390 F.

Dough
– Combine quark, oil, sugar, salt and vanilla sugar.
– Mix flour with baking powder, sieve half of the flour to the dough quark.
– Knead fast and thoroughly by using remaining flour until you get a smooth and dry dough.
– Roll the dough and cut 8 rectangles. Brush egg yolk on the edges of the dough.

– Place the apple cream on one side of the rectangle.
– Make 6 cuts on the other side of the rectangle.
– Fold the rectangle with the cuts over the filling, press the edges so the pastry is closed.
– Mix egg yolk mixed with milk and spread on top of each pastry.
– Place on a tray layered with parchment paper,
– Bake for 15-20 min until golden.

Before serving and when cooled off powder with sugar or powdered sugar.

Makes a Wonderful Gift – The German Breakfast Box – Find it Here –