Best Autumn Apple Buckle Recipes

APPLE BUCKLE

Steps:

• Apples: Peel, slice, and core apples; cut into ¼-inch slices. Heat skillet to medium and add butter to melt, followed by apples. Stir to coat apples with butter and cook, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle sugar on top of apples, then stir so sugar melts. When the sugar starts to melt, add the bourbon (optional) and bring it to a boil. Then remove from the heat and cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Use a a cake tester to check apples for softness.
• Streusel: Preheat oven to 375 F. In a medium bowl, add pecans, oats, brown sugar, flour, and salt; mix until thoroughly combined. Work in butter so the mixture becomes crumbly and the butter soaks up all the dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on low speed, 30 seconds. Scrape down the bowl and paddle, then continue mixing on medium until smooth and creamy, 30 more seconds. With the mixer on low, add egg and vanilla. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Then add half the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, mixing just until combined; then add half of the milk. Repeat until all the flour and milk have been added. Turn the mixer off; scrape down the bowl and fold in the apple mixture by hand. Pour batter into a buttered springform pan, and add streusel in pieces on top. Bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and use a cake tester to check for doneness; it should come out dry. Remove the springform pan and slice.

APPLE-BLUEBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Place apples in a large bowl and toss with 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Cover the bowl and place in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat softened butter and 3/4 cup white sugar together in a large bowl until creamy; beat in egg.
• Mix 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternating with milk, until fully incorporated. Fold in blueberries.
• Arrange apples in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour blueberry batter over apples.
• Mix 2/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl; cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle crumb topping over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the buckle comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.