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B1 Intermediate English 8:38 1,534 words Cooking

Amish Apple Fritter Bread | Holiday Quick Loaf | Food Wishes

National Geographic · 187,850 views · Added 3 months ago

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Chef John demonstrates how to make Amish apple fritter bread, a quick and easy loaf inspired by classic Amish baking. This video teaches you practical cooking vocabulary like 'merate' (macerate), 'baking soda,' 'sour cream,' and 'icing,' while walking you through the full process from prepping apples to glazing the finished loaf. Great for learning conversational English through food-related storytelling and step-by-step instructions.

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

1,534

Total Words

487

Unique Words

4/10

Difficulty

Vocabulary Diversity 32%

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00:01

Hello, this is Chef John from foodwishes.com with Amish apple fritter bread. That's right. If the Amish bake it, I want to make it. Especially when it has anything to do with apples. And especially especially when it has anything to do with their famous apple fritters. And like almost all the other Amish recipes I know, this quick bread is as easy and fast as it is amazing.

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And to get started, before we prep our apples, we will generously butter a bread dish or

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pan. And then to hedge our beds, I like to line it with some parchment paper.

00:36

Just to make removal maybe a little bit easier, but you're probably still okay without it. And then once that's set, we'll go ahead and cut up two large apples, which would normally start with a peeling and cing, but we're not going to do either. Okay. Okay, what we'll do is make three nice thick slices on one side, which is going to take us pretty much all the way to the core and the seeds.

00:59

And after those first set of cuts, we'll lay it down on the flat

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side. And we'll make two cuts this time.

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And then we'll turn it and make two more. And then for our last set, we'll make two or three cuts depending on how much apple we have to work with. At which point, we should be left with just the core. And then what we'll do is stack up a few of these slices at a time. And we'll cut them into about quarter inch wide strips.

01:23

And then, as you well know, if you turn strips and slice across at the same distance apart, you should end up with some nice small

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Key Vocabulary (5)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

apple C1 adverb

Describes an action performed with a wholesome simplicity, clarity, and a refreshing, crisp quality. It is a highly figurative and literary adverbial usage signifying a naturally perfect or aesthetically pleasing execution.

nice A1 noun

A word used to describe something that is pleasant, enjoyable, or attractive. It also describes a person who is kind, friendly, and polite to others.

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