Mina Pachters Gesundheits Kuchen Recipes

NAME DAY CAKE (GESUNDHEITS KUCHEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• With an electric mixer, cream eggs, butter and sugar until fluffy and light.
• Add flour, baking powder and lemon rind.
• Beat or whip it until the dough falls heavily from a spoon.
• Bake in a 13X9 glass baking pan or fluted cake pan at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes.
• Top with strawberries and cream for an extra delight.

MINA PACHTER'S GESUNDHEITS KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a tube pan.
• Beat the yolks well. Add the sugar, beating well again. Add the cooled butter, almonds and almond extract, and mix well.
• Fold in the flour, baking powder, salt, lemon rind and milk.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry, and fold in.
• Pour into the greased pan, and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool completely. Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar.

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.