Kuchen

Name: Kuchen
Ingredients: 1/2 cups Water; 2 packages Dry Yeast; 3/4 cups Milk; 1/2 cups Sugar; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 cups Butter; 4 cups Flour; 3 whole Eggs, Beaten; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla; 1 teaspoon Lemon Extract; 1/2 cups Butter, Softened; 1 cup Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon

13 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cups Water
2 packages Dry Yeast
3/4 cups Milk
1/2 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cups Butter
4 cups Flour
3 whole Eggs, Beaten
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 teaspoon Lemon Extract
1/2 cups Butter, Softened
1 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon

Directions

1

Grease one 9 x 13 pan or two 9 inch cake pans with butter. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Warm the 1/2 cup water. Sprinkle yeast over the water. Stir gently to make sure the yeast is evenly distributed in the water. Set aside. Mix the milk, sugar, salt and butter in a saucepan. Heat until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly (until mixture is lukewarm). Add the dissolved yeast mixture. Stir to combine. In a large bowl combine the flour, eggs, vanilla and lemon extract. Stir to combine. Add the sugar/yeast mixture. Stir until smooth and blended well. The dough will be sticky. Spread the dough in the 9 x 13 pan or divide between the two 9 inch cake pans. Set in a warm place and let rise 50 minutes.
3

Mix the last three ingredients (butter, sugar, cinnamon). Sprinkle over the dough. Bake for 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the sugar/cinnamon topping is like syrup. Makes 12-16 servings.