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Basic Kuchen Dough

Basic Kuchen recipe from our book
Recipes from a German Grandma

Basic Kuchen dough is a sweet dough with a little lemon peel and can be used for all fruit kuchens. Traditionally for centuries a yeast dough was used and that is what my German grandmother used, but many today even in Germany use a dough that uses baking powder or even a baking mix.

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You can make Kuchen on the fly also!

Its fun making the traditional dough like my grandma use to make but it's even
better to feel like you can make one on the fly without taking a good part of your day.

It can be just about as easy as making a sandwich.

I write this on a card and tape it to the inside of my cupboard,

2 1/2 cups-Flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

soften 1 stick of butter
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
Cinnamon
printer friendly

You put the dry in one bowl and mix the wet in another, scoop out 3/4 cup of the dry mix for the Streusal and reserve.

Cut a stick of softened butter in half and put 1 half in the bowl for Streusal and the other half in the bowl for the wet ingredients.
Now you can cut up any fruit you have on hand, needs to be used up, a can of fruit or jar of jam, or just streusal works as well.
a custard base or poured on top of the fruit is a bonus if you want.
That can be made from anything from cream, sour cream, cottage cheese or some flavored yogurt.

You can use any kind of a pan you can thin of, make it pizza style or in a cupcake tin.