Cinnamon Streusel Kuchen Recipes

STREUSELKUCHEN (CLASSIC GERMAN CRUMB CAKE)

Steps:

• Warm the milk in the microwave or on the stove. It needs to be warm but not hot or boiling.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the flour and the instant dry yeast (check the instructions on the package to be sure it doesn't have to be dissolved in water or milk first). Add the sugar, and then the lukewarm milk. Knead the contents of the bowl together using the spiral dough hooks of your hand mixer until everything is mixed together.
• Then add the vanilla extract, soft butter, egg, and a pinch of salt to the bowl. Keep kneading the dough for another 5 minutes until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. Use your hands to form it into a nice ball. If your dough is too sticky, you can add a bit more flour. If the dough is a little too dry and crumbly, add a little more milk to the mix.
• Take a towel or a lid and place it over the bowl with the dough inside. Set the bowl in a warm place without a draft to allow the dough to rise. This should take approximately one hour.
• Around the 55 minute mark of the dough rise timeline, get your baking pan ready by lining it with parchment paper or by greasing it.
• Once the hour is up and the ball of dough has increased in size noticeably, remove it from the bowl. Sprinkle your countertop with flour and give the dough a quick knead with your hands. Then roll out the dough using a rolling pin to fit your baking sheet/pan. We typically use a baking pan that is around 13.5 x 9.5 inches. Once the dough is rolled to size, place the dough onto the baking sheet. Let it rest for another 15 minutes.
• In the meantime preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare the streusel for the topping. For this, place butter, sugar, and flour into a bowl. Using the spiral dough hooks or your hands, quickly knead the ingredients until small crumbs form. Press them together lightly with your hands, then set them aside.
• Once the 15 minutes of rest are up, lightly brush the dough with some water or milk. This will allow the streusel to stick better.
• Then evenly place the streusel on top of the dough.
• Bake the cake on the middle rack of your oven for around 25-30 minutes until the crumbs are lightly golden brown.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. You can dust the cake with powdered sugar before serving.

CINNAMON STREUSEL KUCHEN

Steps:

• Grease a 9x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of the flour and the yeast; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat and stir milk, granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and salt just until warm (120°F to 130°F) and butter almost melts. Add milk mixture and eggs to flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes or until smooth. Beat in as much of the remaining flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour to make a stiff batter.
• Spoon half of the batter into the prepared baking pan. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and cinnamon. Stir in walnuts. Spoon nut mixture over the batter in the pan. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over nut mixture. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack 30 minutes before serving, or cool completely before serving. Spread with Cream Cheese Icing. Cream Cheese Icing
• In a small bowl, combine one 3-ounce package softened cream cheese with 2 tablespoons softened butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until combined. Gradually beat in 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in enough milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to reach spreading consistency. Makes 1-1/4 cups.

GERMAN KUCHEN

Steps:

• 1. Dough- Scald milk and add butter, sugar, and salt. Dissolve yeast in warm water in seperate bowl and then add to milk mixture. Beat in eggs and then flour. Cover and let rise until doubled. About an hour. Punch down and divide into 5 pieces. Roll out into desired shape and let rise 30 minutes. Then choose your topping. I used a 9" round cake pan for mine.
• 2. Cinnamon Topping: Use a pastry blender to mix butter and brown sugar and flour. Add cinnamon and sprinkle over dough after it rises the second time. Dot with Butter if desired. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
• 3. Cherry Topping: Heat can of dark cherry pie filling and spread on crust after it rises second time. Bake for 20 minutes at 375.
• 4. Cheese Topping; Mix cottage cheese, egg and sugar in blender intil creamy. Heat slowly until warm on stove. Pour on dough after rises second time. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.
• 5. Butter Topping: Beat together sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Slowly beat in oil. Add oil too fast and it will curdle. Heat on top of stove until hot and pour on crust after second rising. Bake 25 minutes at 375.
• 6. Apple Topping: Peel and slice thinly 3 apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and nutmeg to taste. Roll this dough out in a rectangle. Fill the center with apples and dot with butter. Bake 20 minutes at 375.

CINNAMON STREUSEL KUCHEN

Steps:

• 1. Spray a 9x9-inch pan; set aside. Combine 1 cup of flour and yeast in large bowl and set aside.
• 2. Heat milk in small saucepan, stir in sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and salt. Heat just until warm and butter is almost melted. Add milk mixture & eggs to flour mixture. Beat on low for 30 seconds, scrape sides and beat on high speed for 2 minutes or until smooth. Beat in remaining flour and beat until batter is stiff.
• 3. In prepared pan, pour half the batter. Stir together in small bowl the brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and the cinnamon. Fold in walnuts. Spoon the mixture over the batter. Spoon on remaining batter on top of walnut mixture, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
• 4. Preheat oven to 350*. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack for at least 30 minutes before frosting.
• 5. CREAM CHEESE ICING: In medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, 2 tbsp. of butter and 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar and 1 tsp. milk (one a time) until desired consistency. Spread over cake. 14 points per serving

CINNAMON STREUSEL

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until crumbly. Alternately, you can mash the ingredients together in a bowl using a fork, or just smoosh everything together with your fingers.
• Sprinkle over muffins or coffee cake immediately before baking.

GRANDMOTHER'S CINNAMON-SUGAR KUCHEN (DAIRY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F/190 C. Grease and flour a large tube pan. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar. Place the melted butter in another small bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cake flour (or all-purpose flour and cornstarch), and baking powder. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and stir to combine.
• Make a well in the center of the mixture. Put the eggs, milk and sour cream into the well. With a wooden spoon, slowly begin mixing the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until the mixture is combined. (The batter will be very thick).
• Spread half the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan. Drizzle evenly with half of the melted butter. Then, sprinkle half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture on top of that.
• Spread the rest of the batter on top of the cinnamon and sugar. Drizzle with the remaining melted butter, followed by the rest of the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
• Bake for 50 minutes to an hour, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Be careful not to overcook as this makes the cake dry.

STREUSEL KüCHEN

Steps:

• For streusel:
• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add melted butter and stir with fork until moist clumps form. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• For cake:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Butter and flour 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Toss apple slices, cinnamon, and cloves in medium bowl. Sift flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt into another bowl. Combine butter, powdered sugar, and lemon peel in large bowl; scrape in seeds from vanilla bean.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter mixture until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition; beat in egg yolk. Add flour mixture and beat just until blended. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan (cake layer will be thin). Slightly overlap apple slices atop batter in concentric circles. Sprinkle streusel evenly over apples (streusel will cover apples).
• Bake cake until streusel topping is crisp and tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 15 minutes. Remove pan sides; cool to lukewarm. Serve lukewarm or at room temperature. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool completely. Wrap cake in foil and store at room temperature.

FRANK'S CINNAMON KUCHEN

Steps:

• Scald milk and add butter, sugar,and salt.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water and add to milk mixture.
• Beat in eggs, then beat in flour and nutmeg.
• Cover, and let rise until double, about an hour.
• Divide into 3 pieces.
• Place the 3 pieces into 3 separate greased round cake pans.
• Cover and let rise again.
• For the topping: Spread the 1/2 cup melted butter all over the tops of the 3 kuchens.
• With finger, press holes one inch apart all over the top of the kuchens.
• Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and soft butter.
• Divide brown sugar mixture evenly over the top of the kuchens.
• Bake in 325 degree oven for about 20 min or until golden brown.
• Note: After its cooled, you can add a vanilla glaze over the tops for an extra special treat.