Kukha recipe

Traditional German sweet cake for tea! Kuh or kuchen is a pie of national German cuisine. It is baked from yeast dough, with a sweet filling and streusel. It is very tasty and soft with a pleasant sweet filling and crispy crust. If desired, you can use jam or jam as a filling, but in real traditional German cuisine they make a sweet filling with sour cream and egg. The recipe is simple, the ingredients are available, even a novice cook can handle it. The only thing is that you need to work a little with the yeast dough.
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Ella WilsonElla Wilson
Author of the recipe
Kukha recipe
Calories
565Kcal
Protein
9gram
Fat
28gram
Carbs
64gram
*Nutritional value of 1 serving

Ingredients

ServingsServings: 8
1cup
200g
200g
1teaspoon
1tablespoon
1teaspoon
3tablespoon

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking timeCooking time: 2 hr 30 mins
  1. STEP 1

    STEP 1

    Let's prepare the ingredients. Let's start preparing the pie by kneading the yeast dough. We will prepare yeast dough in a quick way.

  2. STEP 2

    STEP 2

    Heat the milk to 30 degrees in the microwave. Pour 1 tablespoon of sugar and dry yeast into a bowl, pour warm milk over them and mix thoroughly until the dry ingredients dissolve. Leave the mixture in a warm place for 5 minutes, this will be enough to activate the yeast.

  3. STEP 3

    STEP 3

    Melt the butter (100g) in a water bath and cool. Pour the melted and cooled butter into the bowl with the prepared dough, beat in the egg, add another tablespoon of sugar, add a pinch of salt, and mix.

  4. STEP 4

    STEP 4

    Add sifted flour in parts. The flour must be sifted to make the dough more airy. Knead the dough, first with a spoon in a bowl, when it becomes thick enough, continue kneading on a floured surface. You may need a little more flour, a little less, depending on the quality of the product.

  5. STEP 5

    STEP 5

    The dough should have a consistency that is not very tight and not liquid, and slightly stick to your hands. We put it back in the bowl, grease it with vegetable oil on top so that it does not become covered with a dry crust, and put it in a warm place for half an hour, covering it with a towel. After the specified time, knead it and let it come up again.

  6. STEP 6

    STEP 6

    Meanwhile, prepare the sweet filling. Place sour cream, 120 g of sugar in a bowl, beat in an egg and add soda. Stir the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved and smooth.

  7. STEP 7

    STEP 7

    Prepare the streusel: in a bowl, mix chopped butter (100g) with flour, grind everything into crumbs.

  8. STEP 8

    STEP 8

    Roll out the finished dough into a flat cake according to the size of the mold, leaving a small margin for the sides. Place it in a greased pan, making sides. Place the pan in a warm place to let the dough rise for 20 minutes.

  9. STEP 9

    STEP 9

    Pour the sweet filling onto the risen dough crust.

  10. STEP 10

    STEP 10

    Sprinkle streusel on top.

  11. STEP 11

    STEP 11

    Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 30 minutes. Remove the pie, let it cool slightly and serve with tea, coffee, cocoa or milk. The pie turns out very tasty, tender and moderately sweet. Those who like it sweeter can add sugar to the streusel. Enjoy your tea!

Comments on the recipe

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Oksana
29.08.2023
4.5
How much flour do you need for streusel?