German Streusel Kuchen Recipe. 1/2 C. warm water 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 pkg. yeast 2/3 C. sugar 4 Tbsp. butter, softened 2 eggs 1 C. milk, scalded and allowed to cool 3-4 C. flour In a small bowl, combine warm water, sugar and yeast. Set aside. In a big mixing bowl, combine the sugar, butter, eggs, and scalded (cooled) milk.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. To prepare the streusel, mix the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt and baking powder together in a bowl. Add cold butter chunks and the eggs. Mix by either rubbing the ingredients with your hands, or use a mixer on low speed. Alternatively, you can use dough hooks if you have them. Mix until crumbs are formed.
Streuselkuchen is a German specialty. Traditionally it is made of a yeast dough covered with a sweet crumb topping referred to as streusel. YUM! Pineapple Pecan Cake with Cream... Blood Orange Upside Down Cake Scald the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat.
To make the streusel crumb topping, put the flour, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and butter into the work bowl of a food processor (I used my Kitchen Aid mixer with the paddle attachment) fitted with the metal blade. Pulse 5 or 6 times, then let the machine run just until the ingredients begin to form small crumbly masses, about 30 seconds.