Easy Apple Kuchen

• 1/2 cup milk

• 1/4 cup shortening

• 1 egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt5 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced, or more to taste

• Topping:

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1/4 cup butter, melted

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Beat milk, shortening, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Stir 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt into milk mixture until dough comes together. Spread dough out into the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.

3. Spread apples over the dough on the baking sheet.

4. Stir 1 cup sugar, melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl until topping is combined. Sprinkle topping over apples.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until apples are tender and topping is golden, about 40 minutes.

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