2024-11-07
Armella’s Kuchen recipe

Armella’s Kuchen recipe

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This recipe came from my grandmother cousin Armella. I did leave out Armella’s secret ingredient- which would be tobacco smoke. Both Armella and her husband were chain smokers and I still remember the cloud of smoke that hung in the air. Ahh the 70s when a little second hand smoke was OK.

Armella's Kuchen recipe

Recipe from my grandmothers cousin Armella Hildebrand
Author Armella Schweitzer Hildebrand

Ingredients

Main Kuchen dough

  • 1 cup milk scaled
  • 1/4 cup shortening (half crisco, half butter)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 yeast cake
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup warm water

Topping

  • 1/2 Cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour

Instructions

  • scald milk, add shortening, sugar and salt, when cooled add eggs
  • Dissolve yeast in warm water, add 2 tablespoon sugar
  • Let rise a little bit, when milk mixture cooled combine yeast mixture and milk mixture
  • Add eggs and flour, mix 
  • Let flour rise until doubled in bulk
  • Punch dough down and knead on floured board, set in 2 or 3 greased pans- let rise again.
  • Mix topping together and sprinkle on the risen mixture
  • Bake at 350º for 25 minutes

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