Ofenschlupfer
I recently received an e-mail from Lakshmi, a fellow food blogger, who runs the Kitchen Chronicles blog, to inform me about the A.W.E.D (A Worldly Epicurean’s Delight) German event taking place this month. A.W.E.D. is a food blogging event that focuses on the traditional culinary delights of a different country each month. This month: Germany.
When thinking about traditional German food a lot of mouth watering dishes pop into my mind. The only problem is: they all involve meat. Not a problem for me, but the A.W.E.D. event focuses on vegetarian dishes. That narrowed down the possibilities considerably. I already posted the recipe for potato pancakes, which would fit the bill perfectly, a while ago, so I had to look for something new.
After some searching I found something that sounded quite nice in one of my grandma’s old cookbooks: Ofenschlupfer. Ofenschlupfer is a traditional sweet Swabian dish that can be served as a dessert or as a main dish.
Ingredients
4 apples
4 bread rolls
250 grams raisins
2 eggs
1/2 liter milk
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
Bread crumbs
Butter
Vanilla sauce
Powdered sugar
This works best with old bread rolls, because they absorb the liquid better than fresh ones. Cut the bread rolls and apples into thin slices. Lay alternating layers into a deep greased baking pan. Don’t forget to toss some raisins into the mix every now and again and make sure you end with a layer of bread.
In a bowl, mix the eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon and pour it into the baking pan. Sprinkle with some bread crumbs and some small pieces of butter. Bake at 175C (350F) for 60 minutes.
Serve warm with some powdered sugar and warm vanilla sauce.
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Comments
Wow, who would think that those come from old bread rolls, it looks sweet and yummy. I know a similar dessert we usually make during Christmas. Instead of old bread rolls, we use crackers. We put them in a baked pan and layered some cream and fruit of choice (mango most of the time). Then we chill it, but I prefer freezing it. Thanks for this recipe I might suggest it this coming Holidays.
his looks fantastic and it speaks of flavor and totally yumminess. Thanks for the recipe. It sure would be a hit at any party 
This looks fantastic and it speaks of flavor and totally yumminess. Thanks for the recipe. It sure would be a hit at any party