* Exported from MasterCook * Dad's Kuchen Recipe By :Jeannette Field Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Regular Sweet Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ --------------------------------- Batter: 1 cup milk -- scalded 2 tablespoons butter -- margarine, or lard (1 oz) 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sugar 1 package yeast 2 tablespoons warm water -- or 1tbs. milk and 1 tbs. warm water 3 cups flour -- to 4 cups, enoughto make a stiff dough 1 lemon rind -- grated saffron extract, optional Cinnamon Topping : 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup walnuts -- chopped Struesel Topping: 2 tablespoons butter -- or margarine 1/3 cup flour 2 apples -- , or plums (2 to 3), sliced 1. Mix batter ingredients and allow to rise in a warm place for about 3 hours. 2. Place in 10" ish x 9" ish pan. 3. Choose a topping, and mix topping with fingers. 4. Add nuts and topping, or fruit and topping and let rise for 1 hour. 5. Bake at 350 deg. for about 20-30 min. A brownish crust is nice. Description: "This was my Dad's recipe, given to him by his mother (my grandmother). He would bake these the night before Christmas and Easter. Usually they were mostly gone by the time I got up, but they are delicious!" Yield: "2 pans" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 244 Calories; 9g Fat (32.4% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 23mg Cholesterol; 186mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. NOTES : This was my Dad's recipe, given to him by his mother (my grandmother). He would bake these the night before Christmas and Easter. Usually they were mostly gone by the time I got up, but they are delicious! After Dad died in 1997 (age 75), my mother wrote these up for me. I hope you enjoy them! Dad's other recipe I have is Spanish Rice. Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0