Apfelbrotsuppe (apple And Pumpernickel Soup)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 quarts water
• 6 slices pumpernickel bread, soaked in water and squeezed dry
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup currants (seedless raisins may be used)
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

Recipe

• 1 combine apples and water in a saucepan.
• 2 add bread and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until apples are very soft.
• 3 force the apple mixture through a sieve, or puree in a food processor.
• 4 return mixture to pan and reheat.
• 5 add sugar, currants and cinnamon.
• 6 cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• 7 add lemon juice and rind.
• 8 cook 5 minutes more.
• 9 serve very hot.