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Prep Time: 120 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 140 Minutes Servings: 32 |
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Use your favorite baking apple, tart or sweet, for this special brunch bread. This makes 2 Kuchen that yields 16 pieces each. Ingredients:
1/4 ounce active dry yeast |
3/4 cup warm nonfat milk (110-115 degrees) |
6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided |
4 tablespoons margarine, divided |
1 egg |
2 -3 cups all-purpose flour |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
1 lb baking apple, peeled, sliced |
1/2 cup raisins |
1/4 cup light brown sugar |
2 tablespoons grated orange rind |
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
2 -4 tablespoons honey |
nonfat milk |
Directions:
1. Mix yeast, 3/4 cup milk, and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar in large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
2. Add 2 tablespoons margarine, egg, 2 cups flour, and salt, mixing until smooth.
3. Mix in enough remaining 1 cup flour to make smooth dough.
4. Knead dough on floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
5. Place dough in greased bowl; let rise, covered in warm place until double in size, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
6. Punch down dough.
7. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons margarine in large skillet until melted; add apples and cook over medium heat until apples are tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
8. Stir in raisins; remove from heat.
9. Mix brown sugar, orange rind, cinnamon, and nutmeg; sprinkle over apple mixture and toss.
10. Divide dough into 2 equal pieces.
11. Roll each piece of dough on floured surface into 12-inch round.
12. Arrange apple mixture on half of each round; drizzle each with 1 to 2 tablespoons honey.
13. Brush edges of dough with milk; fold dough over filling and press edges with tines of fork to seal.
14. Transfer kuchen to greased cookie sheets; sprinkle with remaining 4 tablespoons granulated sugar.
15. Let rise,loosely covered, until impression of finger remains in dough when touched, about 1 hour.
16. Reseal edges of kuchen, if necessary.
17. Bake kuchen at 375 degrees F. until golden, about 20 minutes.
18. Slide onto wire racks to cool; serve warm.
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