Peach Kuchen German Peach Cake Recipes

PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Use a large mixing bowl, cut butter into dry cake mix until crumbly. Mix in coconut and pat mixture lightly into an ungreased 9x13 pan, building up the edges slightly. Bake crust for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
• Remove crust from oven (leave the oven on) and arrange peach slices in rows on warm crust.
• Whisk yogurt egg and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth. Pour over peaches (note: topping will not completely cover peaches). Bake for 25 minutes or until topping is set and edges are golden (or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean). Do not overbake.
• Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
• Serve warm with ice cream, whipped cream, or just a fork.

GERMAN PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 400F/200C.
• To make the crust:
• Work the butter, flour, baking powder, salt, and 2 tablespoons of sugar together until the mixture is like cornmeal. Place the dough into the middle of an 8-inch non-greased round or square pan and pat an even layer over the bottom and halfway up sides of the pan with your hands.
• Place the peach halves cut side up on top of the crust in a nice pattern. You can also use sliced pieces. Sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon and remaining sugar over peaches. Bake 15 minutes.
• Filling:
• Mix egg yolks and cream, pour over the peaches and bake 30 minutes longer.
• Serve hot with ice cream or cold.

PEACH KUCHEN - GERMAN PEACH CAKE (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• 1. Put Yeast Dough Ingredients into the Bread Machine pan following your Bread Machine's Directions.
• 2. Use the "dough" setting and start (usually takes about 1 1/2 hours)
• 3. Grease a 15 X 11 inch pan for a thinner dough. Or grease a 13 X 9 inch cake pan. I like the thinner dough. If you use the smaller pan, you might need less peaches.
• 4. Fresh Peaches: If using Fresh Peaches, give yourself about 1 hour to peel and slice the peaches.
• 5. Canned Peaches: You can do this 15-20 minutes before dough is ready. Drain the peaches well.
• 6. Frozen Peaches: Take Peaches out of freezer about 1 hour before using.
• 7. Optional Streusel Topping: Make this before dough is ready from machine. Make streusel topping by mixing flour, sugar, and cold butter together to get a crumbly mix. Crumble over fruit before baking.
• 8. Once dough cycle is finished, put dough onto a floured board and roll into a rectangle about the size of your pan. Carefully pick up dough by folding it in third and place in pan. Use your fingers to pat the dough in place.
• 9. Pierce dough all over with a fork.
• 10. Arrange fruit on dough in rows.
• 11. Let rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes.
• 12. If using Cinnamon Sugar, sprinkle Cinnamon Sugar over peaches. -OR- If using alternate Streusel Topping, crumble streusel topping over fruit before baking.
• 13. Preheat oven to 400 F.
• 14. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until yeast pastry is puffed up and golden between fruit.
• 15. Cool slightly in pan and then cut into squares.
• 16. Serves about 8 - 10 portions.

PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour, confectioners' sugar and salt. Cut in butter to form a dough. Pat lightly into an ungreased 11x7-in. baking pan. , Arrange peaches over the crust; set aside. In another bowl, beat eggs. Whisk in the sugar, salt, flour and sour cream until mixture is smooth. Pour over the peaches. , Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°; bake 35 minutes more or until center is set. Serve warm or chilled. Store in the refrigerator.

PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture. Spread dough with hands over the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of prepared springform pan. Arrange peach slices in a spoke pattern over the dough. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

EASY PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and 2 tablespoons of the sugar. Stir in butter until mixture is crumbly. On bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of 8-inch square glass baking dish, pat mixture evenly. Top with peaches. In small bowl, mix remaining sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over peaches. Bake 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat eggs, yogurt and vanilla with wire whisk until smooth. Pour over top of partially baked kuchen. Sprinkle pecans over yogurt mixture.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.

GERMAN FRESH PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Pour enough boiling water over peaches in large bowl to cover.
• Let stand 1 minute to loosen skins; then drain, and plunge into cold water for a few seconds to prevent softening of fruit.
• With paring knife, pare peaches; place in a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Sprinkle peaches with lemon juice to prevent darkening.
• Slice into the bowl; toss to coat with lemon juice; set aside.
• Onto sheet of waxed paper, sift flour with the sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In large mixing bowl, using fork, beat eggs with milk and lemon peel.
• Add flour mixture and melted butter, mixing with fork until smooth—1 minute.
• Do not over-mix.
• Butter a 9-inch Springform pan, or 9-inch round layer-cake pan.
• (If cake pan is used, kuchen must be served from pan.).
• Turn batter into pan; spread evenly over bottom.
• (At this point, kuchen may be refrigerated several hour, or until about 12 hour before baking.).
• Combine sugar and cinnamon; mix well.
• DRAIN peach slices; arrange on batter, around edge of pan; fill in center with 5 peach slices.
• Sprinkle evenly with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Remove kuchen from oven.
• With a fork, beat egg yolk with cream.
• Pour over peaches.
• Bake 10 minutes longer.
• Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
• To serve, remove side of springform pan.
• Serve kuchen warm, cut into wedges, with sweetened whipped cream or soft vanilla ice cream.
• Makes 8 to 10 servings.
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