German Custard Kuchen Recipes

RASPBERRY CUSTARD KUCHEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 1 cup flour and salt; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cream; pat onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the sugar and remaining flour; sprinkle over crust. , Arrange raspberries over crust. In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour. Stir in eggs, cream and vanilla; pour over berries. , Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or cold. Store in refrigerator.

RICH FRUIT KUCHENS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, sugar, salt, oil, egg and 2-1/2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate overnight., The next day, for custard, whisk the eggs, cream and sugar in a large bowl until combined; set aside. Divide dough into 4 portions. , On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 10-in. circle. Press each circle onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Arrange 2 to 2-1/2 cups of fruit in each crust. Pour 1 cup custard over fruit., For topping, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle 1/3 cup over each coffee cake. Cover edges of dough with foil. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and custard reaches 160°.

PEACH KUCHEN (GERMAN PEACH CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan and set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, mace in a mixing bowl and stir well with a whisk. Add the cold butter pieces and incorporate to blend with the flour until it becomes fine crumbs.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk milk and egg well. Pour the milk mixture over the flour mixture. Mix with a fork just until it becomes wet.
• Spread the batter on the bottom of the prepared pan. Arrange the peach slices on top. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• To make the custard cream, combine 1/4 cups of cream with flour in a medium mixing bowl, and whisk together to get rid of big lumps. Add the rest of the cream, sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt; whisk well to mix.
• Take the cake out of oven, and pour the cream mixture on top. Put the cake back in the oven, and immediately reduce the heat to 350˚F. Continue to bake the cake for 35-40 minutes.
• When the cake top is puffed, the edges are deep golden and starting to separate from the pan, the cake is done. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a cooling rack.

PLUM CUSTARD KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, mix flour, 1 tablespoon sugar and baking powder in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in 2 tablespoons whipping cream and 1 egg. Press in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan and arrange plums over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. While cake is baking, in a bowl, combine 1/2 cup whipping cream, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 egg. Beat well, and pour mixture over plums and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until custard is set. Serve warm or cool. Store in refrigerator.

RADIO DAYS CHERRY CUSTARD KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish. Whisk together 1 1/2 cup of sifted flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• With a pastry cutter, chop the unsalted butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs; mix in 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of milk, creating a dough; if dough seems dry and crumbly, mix in additional milk, a teaspoon at a time. Pat the dough into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle the cherries evenly over the dough.
• In a bowl, sift 3/4 cup of sugar with 2 tablespoons of flour; whisk in the 3 eggs and 3/4 cup of milk until smooth. Mix in cinnamon and nutmeg if desired; pour the mixture over the cherries. In a small bowl, using a pastry cutter, chop 2 tablespoons of butter with 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup flour until crumbly; sprinkle the streusel over the custard mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the custard is set and the streusel is lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold; refrigerate leftovers.

KUCHEN

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients for the crust,well;Divide into 7 balls.
• Roll out each and put into pie tins.
• Arrange fruit (apples peaches,rhubarb or any other fruit you prefer), in single layer, on the dough.
• Sprinkle sugar on the fruit.
• Mix together filling ingredients and pour on the fruit.
• (I like more filling so I make enough for 8 kuchen).
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake 375º till filling is set.
• About 33 minutes (If you stick a table knife in filling and it comes out clean it s done.).

RASPBERRY CUSTARD KUCHEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 1 cup flour and salt; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in cream; pat into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• Combine the sugar and remaining flour; sprinkle over crust.
• Arrange raspberries over crust.
• For topping, combine sugar and flour. Stir in eggs, cream and vanilla; pour over berries.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve warm or chilled. Store in refrigerator.

GERMAN PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 400F/200C.
• To make the crust:
• Work the butter, flour, baking powder, salt, and 2 tablespoons of sugar together until the mixture is like cornmeal. Place the dough into the middle of an 8-inch non-greased round or square pan and pat an even layer over the bottom and halfway up sides of the pan with your hands.
• Place the peach halves cut side up on top of the crust in a nice pattern. You can also use sliced pieces. Sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon and remaining sugar over peaches. Bake 15 minutes.
• Filling:
• Mix egg yolks and cream, pour over the peaches and bake 30 minutes longer.
• Serve hot with ice cream or cold.

PEACH-CUSTARD KUCHEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Stir together flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the salt and baking powder.
• Work in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Pat mixture firmly and evenly in bottom and halfway up sides of ungreased square pan, 8 x 8 x 2 inches.
• Arrange peaches in pan.
• Mix 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon.
• Sprinkle over peaches (it may seem like a lot, but it's not).
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Blend egg yolks and whipping cream.
• Pour over peaches.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until custard is set and edges are light brown.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
• Refrigerate any remaining dessert.