Apple and cream kuchen
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 x ------------cake------------ 1 pk Yeast; dry active
- 1/2 ts Salt 4 tb Sugar
- 2 c Flour; unbleached unsifted 1/4 c Butter or margarine
- 1/2 c Milk 1 ea Egg; large
- 1 x ----------filling----------- 3 c Apples; tart sliced
- 1 tb Lemon juice 1 ts Cinnamon
- 3/4 c Sugar 2 tb Flour; unbleached
- 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 ea Egg; large CAKE: Mix yeast salt
- 4 T sugar
Instructions:
and 3/4 cup flour. Add butter to milk. Heat until very warm (120-130 degrees F.). Gradually add milk to flour mixture. Beat for 2 minutes. Add egg and 1/2 cup flour. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Mix in enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes until dough is shiny and elastic. Place in greased bowl and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Pat dough into well-greased 10-inch springform pan pressing the dough 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the pan. FILLING: Toss apples with lemon juice cinnamon 1/4 cup sugar and 2 T of flour. Arrange in rows on top of the dough. Beat together cream cheese 1/2 cup sugar and egg. Spread over apples. Let rise in warm place for 1 hour. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Best when served warm.
