Streusel Kuchen is a traditional German Yeast Cake Recipe topped with a sweet crumb. It is basically the German version of a coffee cake. And can be made with or with out yeast.
It is a versatile cake that can be topped with apples, plums and even peaches! My German mom used to make this cake with applesauce and called it Applesauce Streusel. My brother and I always loved when our mom made this as it was such a wonderful tasty treat! And now I am officially passing the recipe on to my Oma's great grand daughter!
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The following amounts will make 2 to 3 smaller cakes (9" round or square pan) or one larger cake (9x13" pan) plus one smaller pan - and depending on how thick you lay out the dough in the pan. My mom used to stretch the dough thinner, about 1/2 inch before baking. I made mine about 1" thick and then it rose to about 2" So it is up to you how high you want the cake to be after baking - it will pretty much double in size while baking in the oven.
Yeast dough Ingredients
400 grams - all purpose flour
2 tsp - dry active yeast
150 ml - luke warm milk
80 grams - regular granulated sugar
1 room temperature egg *(medium or large size egg is fine)
100 grams - unsalted butter that has been melted and cooled
pinch of salt (no more than 1/8 tsp)
Follow instructions in video for making the dough - You need to mix the yeast in luke warm milk first - it should begin to bubble and foam within 5 to 10 minutes - if it does not do this the yeast is probably dead and you will not get any rise in your dough.
Some recipes say to let dough rise for just an hour - I let mine rise for 2 hours. You basically want the dough to double in size. My mom told me she used to let it rise for one hour, then knead it once more and let rise for another hour. I did not do the extra kneading, and it turned out just fine.
While the dough is rising you can make the streusel topping and then place in the fridge until you are ready to use it.
For streusel topping you will need the following
200 grams - all purpose flour
150 grams - regular granulated sugar
125 grams - unsalted butter - softened
1 to 2 tsp - vanilla extract ( I think 2 tsps. of vanilla tastes better) - you can also use a packet of vanilla sugar
Optional addition - 1 tsp. almond extract ( almond is not typical for streusel, but this is how my mom used to make it)
Follow directions how to make streusel topping
Once the dough has risen to double in size, you want to do a very lightly kneading and roll or stretch gently to fit into your pan.
Make sure to lightly grease and flour your baking pans - then once dough is fitted into the pan - cover with a cloth and let it sit for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Then top dough with desired toppings - apple slices, apple sauce, peach slices, plums and top fruit with streusel. You can also make this with just streusel topping - but add a few bits of butter to top - this will help.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 375 to 390 F ( 180 to 200 C) for 20 to 25 minutes - depending how thick the dough is - if it is thicker than maybe 25 to 30 minutes. Juts make sure it does not burn on bottom and you can insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean then it is done.
Allow to cool completely on a rack before serving. I think this cake tastes best the day you make it - but you can store it for a couple days in air tight container or store longer in fridge.
Hope you enjoy this video and give this recipe a try!
21 авг 2024
