Kuchen

Name: Kuchen Submitted: 3 Dec 2005 Submitter: ladygorb Category: Desserts & Baked Goods Views: 282 Rating: 1 Description: U.S. State of South Dakota traditonal food - Kuchen.... South Dakota's State Dessert! What is Kuchen? It is a sweet-dough based pastry topped with creamy custard and filling

Recipe Ingredients

Kuchen: 1 package dry yeast 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ cup lukewarm water 2 cups warm milk 2 eggs ½ cup shortening 6-8 cups flour ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt Fresh fruit sliced - your choice* Filling: 2 cups sweet cream or sour cream 2 eggs, beaten ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour ½ teaspoon vanilla cinnamon

Directions

Kuchen: Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in lukewarm water. Combine milk and eggs, beat well. Add shortening, beat again. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt and add first mixture to it. Mix well. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic, sprinkle with a little flour at a time. Put in warm place to rise until double in bulk. Divide dough into 8 equal parts. Roll each piece to fit a pie plate. Let rise 20 minutes. Put fruit on top Filling: Blend together all the filling ingredients except for the cinnamon until smooth. Top the fruit with cream filling. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until brown. Traditional, fruit and variations: Traditional flavors: COTTAGE CHEESE, SUGAR,CUSTARD Fruit flavors: PEACH, APRICOT, APPLE; PRUNE, BLUEBERRY, CHERRY, PINEAPPLE, RAISIN, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, LEMON, PLUM, RHUBARB, CRANBERRY, PUMPKIN Sweet gourmet flavors: CHOCOLATE CHIP, CINNAMON CHIP, PEANUT BUTTER CHIP, DOUBLE CHOCOLATE, HEATH TOFFEE, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE CHIP WITH PEANUT BUTTER, CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER CHIP, PEANUT BUTTER