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Fastnacht Keuchels

Yes! A break from all the Pączki recipes I’ve been posting! I’ve gone over the border to Germany to Fastnacht Keuchels- which are also doughnuts made to be eaten just before Lent.

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Fastnacht Keuchels

Author: Anna Fassel

Ingredients

  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 pkg yeast
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 cups milk
  • fat or oil for frying
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Put flour in large bowl and let stand until room temperature. 
  • Make a well in the center of the flour.
  • Soften yeast and 1/2 tsp sugar in 5 tbsp warm milk and pour into the flour well.
  • Let rise until foamy and light, then add the remaining warm milk, eggs, salt, sugar and melted butter.
  • Work ingredients to a dough and knead thoroughly.
  • Cover and let rise in a warm place until light.
  • Turn onto floured board and roll to approximate 1/2" thickness.
  • Cut into rounds or squares.
  • Cover and let stand about 1 hour.
  • Place raised side down into hot fat.
  • Fry until well browned then turn and fry the second side.
  • Drain well and dust with powdered sugar.

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Zwiebeck

 

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Zwiebeck

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Author: Es Schmeckit Gut

Ingredients

  • 1 Cake Yeast
  • 2 Cups Warm water
  • 4 Cups Milk Scaled and cooled to lukewarm
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Shortening
  • 1 Cup Butter
  • Flour (See recipe)

Instructions

  • Sprinkle yeast into warm water. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Scald milk
  • Beat Eggs well
  • Add eggs and salt to lukewarm milk, Add the yeast mixture.
  • Beat in enough flour to create a sponge.
  • Cover and let rise in warm, drafts free place until light- about 1-1/2 hours.
  • When light, add room temperature shortening and butter and add enough flour to make smooth elastic dough. Knead well.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, punch down and allow to rise again.
  • Punch down and make into buns.
  • Place on greased cookie sheet.
  • After cookie sheet is full, make somewhat smaller balls and put those on first buns.
  • Put thumb in center to hold balls together.
  • Let rise until light.
  • Bake in 375 degree overn for 20-25 minutes

Notes

Zwiebeck was always served with coffee to Sunday visitors. Butter was never served with the buns as the butter was already baked into the buns.

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Armella’s Kuchen recipe

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.

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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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German Lebkuchen Cookies

By Unknown – http://www.nuernberger-hausbuecher.de/index.php?do=view&mo=1&id=834, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5336682
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German Lebkuchen Cookies

Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Servings: 8 dozen
Author: Rose Ness

Ingredients

  • 4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tsp vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup nuts chopped

Instructions

  • In a large pan heat sugar, butter and honey until hot (do not boil).
  • Remove from heat and add spices and soda dissolved in 3 tsp vinegar.
  • Stir well and cool.
  • Add beaten eggs, flour and nuts.
  • Place in a greased bowl and place in refrigerator.
  • Cool for at least 2 or 3 days.
  • Roll on floured board 1/8″ thick & cut out.
  • Bake at 350 deg oven for 12-15 minutes.
  • Remove from sheet at once and cool.
  • Frost with a thin powdered sugar icing (colors optional).
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Peppernuts (Pfeffernüsse)

Peppernuts (Pfeffernüsse) are spicy cookies that are very hard when they are cooled. Store in tightly covered containers with a piece of apple.

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Peppernuts (Pfeffernüsse)

Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almonds blanched
  • 4 cups flour sifted
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon mace
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 oz candied citron
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon brandy

Instructions

  • Grease Cookie sheets
  • Grate 1/2 cup (2 1/2 oz) blanched almonds
  • Sift together into a bowl the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, mace, salt & pepper. Stir in the almonds and set aside.
  • Chop and set aside the 3 oz. candied citron.
  • Beat until thick and piled softly 4 eggs.
  • Add gradually, beating thoroughly after each additon 2 cups of sugar.
  • Add the flour-almond mixture into fourths, blending thoroughly after each addition. Mix in the citron. Turn about on half the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll 1/2" thick. Cut with a lightly floured 1" round cookie cutter. Transfer to cookie sheets.
  • Put a drop of brandy on the center of each cookie.
  • Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
  • Remove to cooling racks, cool & store.

Notes

Makes about 11 dozen cookies.

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