Recipe - Butterkuchen (Butter Cake)

2 Env active dry yeast
One half cup Water, warm
Three fourths cup Milk
One half cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Butter
4 cup Allpurpose flour, sifted
Grated rind of 1 lemon
3 Eggs
Butter Topping
One half cup Butter (1 stick)
1 cup Sugar
One half teaspoon Cinnamon
1/3 cup Almonds, blanched, slivered

Sprinkle the yeast over warm water. Heat milk, sugar, salt and the One half cup
butter together until sugar is dissolved and butter melted. Cool to
lukewarm. Add dissolved yeast. Place the flour blended with lemon rind in
large mixing bowl; form a well in the center. Add yeastmilk mixture and
the eggs. Stir until blended and smooth. Pour into a buttered 9x13inch
baking pan, spreading dough evenly. Let rise in warm place about 45
minutes.

Chop the butter into the mixed sugar and cinnamon to form fine particles.
Sprinkle over top of risen batter. Add the almonds. Bake in oven preheated
to 375 F. for 30 minutes, or until top is golden and syrupy. Makes about 12
servings.

Variations: Streuselkuchen: This is much the same as Butterkuchen except
that the lemon rind is omitted from the butter and a crumb topping of 1 1/2
cups flour, Three fourths cup sugar, One fourth cup ground almonds and 8 Tbsp (1 stick)
butter are sprinkled over batter. If desired, One fourth tsp cinnamon may also be
added to the topping mixture.

Apfebutterkuchen (a Bremen specialty). Prepare as for Butterkuchen, place
cut or sliced up peeled apples over top of dough before placing in oven. Cover apples
with same Butter Topping. Almonds are an optional addition (and very
good!).

From: The Art of German Cooking, by Betty Wason

Shared by: June Hoffman, 9/93

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