Kaffe Kuchen Recipes

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 COFFEE CAKE - KAFFEEKUCHEN

Steps:

• Mix first three ingredients until crumbly.Remove 1/2 c mixture and mix with cinnamon and nuts. RESERVE for topping.
• Add baking soda and baking powder to step 1 mixture and stir to mix it all in evenly.
• Add vinegar to milk to sour the milk. Stir egg into the milk and stir vigorously with a fork to blend the egg. Add to the dry mixture and stir just until blended.
• Spray or grease a 9x13 pan and pour mixture into pan. Top with reserved topping.
• Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

KAFFE KUCHEN

Steps:

• CAKE: Sift all dry ingredients and cut in shortening with 2 knives. Add eggs and milk, stir until smooth. Spread in 2 9x1 1/2 inch layer cakepans; greased.
• TOPPING: Mix all ingredients and blend with a fork. Spread over batter in pans. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes.