Apple Pear Kuchen for #SundaySupper {Apfel Birnen Kuchen}

You know that fall has arrived when apples and pears are arriving in abundance.  Now, that school is back in session I am actually ready for fall and this week’s #SundaySupper is an Autumn Apple Party.  

This year brought us an amazing apple and pear harvest from our trees. Actually the best harvest since we planted them.  Oh, and yes there is a story to both of the trees living in our yard. 

The apple tree is older than the pear tree.  We have two children, and hence two trees. We planted a tree for each of our girls.  The idea started after we brought Alena home after she spent weeks in the hospital.  We just had to plant a tree in her honor. Her little head was shaped like an apple, and I just called her my little apple head. So you know, that we had to plant an apple tree for her.  We live in the city, so it had to be an espalier apple tree.  Alena’s apple tree has now been living in our yard for eight years.  When Mia Rose {our youngest} was born we just had to plant a tree in her honor.  We found the perfect espalier pear tree, giving us the juiciest pears ever…oh, and did you know the pear is Oregon’s state fruit?  Ron, Alena, and I planted the tree for Mia Rose and it has been living in our yard for six years…

Now on to the Apple Pear Kuchen {Apfel-Birnenkuchen} made from Alena’s apples and Mia Rosie’s pears.  

Apple Pear Cake (Apfel Birnenkuchen}

5 apples and pears - peeled and cut into slices {be sure to use firm pears}

2 C flour

1 C sugar

3/4 tsp cinamon

5 eggs 

2-1/4 tsp baking powder

3/4 C - generous- Soy Milk {or other alternative, or cow} at room temperature

6 Tbl canola oil

1 pinch of salt

1. Layer prepared apple and pear slices into a baking dish

2. beat eggs with sugar, cinnamon, and salt until creamy then,

3. slowly add the flour and baking powder, then

4. slowly pour in the "milk"and canola oil 

5. pour the dough over the fruit in the baking dish. Make sure that it covers all the fruit

6. Bake in preheated oven at 365 F  for app. 45-60 minutes {until toothpick comes out clean} and 

    cake is golden

Best enjoyed warm with a side of whipped cream {or Soya Too! Whipped cream}, or vanilla ice "cream" Enjoy!

Soups, Salads, Starters and Breads

• Cinnamon Apple Chips- Shockingly Delicious
• Apple Celery Salad- In the Kitchen with Audrey and Maurene
• Mini Apple Pumpkin Pancakes – The Daily Dish Recipes
• Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast- In the Kitchen with KP
• Curried Apple and Leek Soup-Soni’s Food for Thought
• Endive Spears Topped With Apple, Blue Cheese and Hazelnut Salad- The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
• Homemade Apple Jam – My Trials in the Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake Dip- Chocolate Moosey
• Caramel Apple Bread – famfriendsfood
• Apple Pie Bread Baker Street
• Apple, Bacon & Brie Popovers- I Run for Wine
• Apple and Almond Brie Puff Pastry- Family Foodie
• Apple, Leek and Gruyere Tarts- There and Back Again

Main Meals

• Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin- The Meltaways
• Apple-Glazed Meatballs- The Messy Baker
• Apples & Buttons (Ham, Apples and Dumplings)- Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Skillet Pork with Sweet Spiced Apples- Mama Mommy Mom
• Chicken Apple Meatloaf with Tarragon Tomato Sauce – Diabetic Foodie
• Baked Tilapia Apple Crisp- Daddy Knows Less
• Pork Tenderloin with Calvados Cream Sauce Sustainable Dad
• #SundaySupper Pulled Pork Sandwich With Pickled Red Onions Kwistin’s Favorites

Sides

• Harvest Rice- Webicurean
• Wild Rice with Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Walnuts – Ruffles and Truffles
• Apple Topped Sweet Potato Mash- Momma’s Meals
• Warm Spice Pecan Raisin Apple Chutney- Sue’s Nutrition Buzz

Desserts

• Double Apple Pot Pie- What Smells So Good?
• Apple Walnut Coffee Cake- The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Apple Streusel Cobbler- Big Bear’s Wife
• Apple & Moroccan Cinnamon Gooey Sticky Buns- Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Spiced Caramel Apple Pie-Chelsea’s Culinary Indulgence
• Apple Pear Kuchen for #SundaySupper (Apfel Birnen Kuchen)- Galactosemia in PDX
• Apple Strudel - Magnolia Days
• Old Fashioned Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce-Noshing with the Nolands
• Apple Cheesecake- Vintage Kitchen
• Caramel Apple Crumble Bars- Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
• Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting- From Fast Food to Fresh Food
• Cinnamon Apple Dessert Chimichangas- Juanita’s Cocina
• Nutella Apple Quesadilla- Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
• Apple Crisp Ice Cream- Cravings of a Lunatic
• Bavarian Apple Torte- The Lovely Pantry
• Streusel Apple Crumb Pie + Pie Freezer Kits- Meal Planning Magic
• French Apple Cobbler with Cinnamon-Maple Whipped Cream Weekend Gourmet
• Chunky Apple-Apricot Bread Pudding- Comfy Cuisine
• Apple Butter Spice Cake – Home Cooking Memories
• Apple Pie and Custard- Happy Baking Days
• #GlutenFree Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie- Cooking Underwriter
• Apple Brownies That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Country Apple Dumplings- Mom’s Test Kitchen
• Apple-Gingersnap Cookies- Tora’s Real Food
• Apple and Cranberry Turnovers- Flour on my Face
• Applesauce Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze- Hip Foodie Mom
• Caramel Frosted Apple Cookies- No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
• Apple and Pecans Cake- Basic N Delicious
• Apple Pull Apart Monkey Bread- Gotta Get Baked

Beverages
• Spiced Apple Ale Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Apple Chia Tea- Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again

Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm (Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite apple recipes! All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat! We’d also love to feature your apple recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers!