Apfelkuchen

• 4 eggs
• 250 g sugar
• 125 g butter
• 100 ml milk
• 300 g flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3-4 medium sized Granny Smith (or similar) apples, peeled and cut into slices
• Cinnamon and sugar
• Almonds (optional)

Beat the eggs and sugar until foamy. Heat the milk and butter together to a boil, and beat into the egg mixture while still hot. Mix the flour and baking powder together and fold into the egg mixture. Grease and flour a 12" springform pan and pour in the batter. Lay the apple slices on top of the batter. Bake at 190C for ~40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. After baking while still hot, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, and spritz topping lightly with water. Add almonds if desired.

Adapted for springform pan and fan-assisted oven from here. 

Cucumber Bread

So many cucumbers in the veg box....so many.

Makes: 2 small loaves

Ingredients:

• 2 cups peeled, seeded, grated cucumber (~7 small cukes)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups plain/all-purpose/type 405 flour
• 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

 Drain shredded cucumbers in a colander for at least half an hour.

Grease baking dishes and preheat oven to 325'F/165'C/Gas Mark 3.

Stir together eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, and cucumber.  In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.  Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until well-combined.

Pour into baking dishes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.  (Start checking around 50 minutes if your oven runs hot, around 60 minutes otherwise.)