WebHow To Make german kuchen 1 Dough: Scald milk and add butter, sugar, and salt. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a separate bowl and then add to milk mixture. Beat in …
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How to Make German Kuchen. Dough- Scald milk and add butter, sugar, and salt. Dissolve yeast in warm water in seperate bowl and then add to milk mixture. Beat in eggs and then flour. Cover and let rise until doubled. About an hour. Punch down and divide into 5 pieces. Roll out into desired shape and let rise 30 minutes. Then choose your topping.
This bread is a 20 percent rye mischbrot, or mixed-flour, sourdough bread, very common in southern Germany. Chewy, but light in flavor, it has all the characteristics of typical German brot . Sweet fillings like jams and fruit are very common in German sweetbreads, and most are flavored with vanilla and lemon zest.
German Bread Recipes. The ingredients are simple—rye flour, wheat flour, yeast, water, salt, a sour, and sometimes seeds—it's how they are mixed and in what proportion to each other, as well as how they are shaped that gives each type a unique character and taste.
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).