Kuga -- German Breakfast Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Dough
    2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
    1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus
    1 tablespoon granulated sugar, for yeast mixture
    1 cup water, about 110F
    1 cup milk, warmed
    1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
    1 teaspoon salt
    6 1/2 cups flour
    3 eggs, beaten
    fruit (of your choice-sliced apples, apricots, peaches, berries, or seedless grapes are all good)
    Topping
    1 egg, beaten
    2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    1 cup sour cream, thickened with a little flour (a tablespoon or two should do it)
    Rivels or Crumb Mixture
    1/2 cup butter, melted
    3/4 cup granulated sugar
    2 cups flour
Preparation
    Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in lukewarm water.
    In a separate bowl, combine milk with sugar, butter and salt; let cool to lukewarm and add 2 cups of flour to make a batter.
    Add yeast mixture and eggs; beat well.
    Add remaining flour or enough to make a soft dough.
    Knead well, cover and let rise till doubled in bulk, about 2 hours (depending upon the temperature in the kitchen).
    Punch down and let rise again until doubled in volume.
    This will make 3 portions for 9\" x 12\" pans or 6 portions for 9\" round pans.
    Divide into desired portions, roll out evenly and spread into greased pans.
    Mix topping ingredients together and spread 1/3 on each cake; place fruit on top.
    Mix rivels ingredients together.
    Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs on each cake.
    Let it rise again in the pan.
    While rising, preheat oven to 375\u00b0F
    Bake until golden brown; serve either warm or cool.

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