Kuchen
To make dough:
2 cups milk, lukewarm
½ cup oil
1 cup cream
2 packages dry yeast 3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (fresh ground is wonderful)
3 eggs, well beaten
7 or 8 cups flour
Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar into warm milk. Let stand for a few minutes. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, salt, nutmeg. Add oil and cream, mix well. Add 2 cups of flour to make a batter. Add yeast and beaten eggs, beat well. Add remaining flour to make medium stiff dough. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes. Let rise till double in size. Knead down. Repeat. Let rise and shape into balls the size of your fist (about 9). Roll out and put into pie or cake pans. Let rise ½ hour.
To make Custard Topping:
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons flour
1 quart half and half
3 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
Mix sugar and flour together. Whisk together half and half and eggs. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and blend well. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until thick (be careful not to burn). Let cool and add vanilla.
To make fruit topping:
Any fruit can be used. Raw fruits like apples pears and rhubarb should be sliced thin. Canned fruit or berries should be drained well. Dried fruits are nice when you cook and drain them.
Streusel Crumb topping:
Cut flour and sugar into butter to make crumbs
To assemble: Spoon about 1/8 cup of custard topping over each round of dough. Arrange a layer of fruit topping over custard. Sprinkle with about 1/8 cup of streusel crumbs. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Or you can make cheese Kuchen :
2 eggs
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sweet cream
¾ cup cottage cheese
1 heaping tablespoon flour
Mix together and bring to a boil. Spread onto Kuchen dough and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake at 350 till done. Anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes
B-man
