Austrian Kugelhopf Recipe
Ingredients
| Almonds | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Raisins | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind | ||
| 6 cups all-purpose flour, sifted | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 2 envelopes yeast | ||
| Lukewarm water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 cups lukewarm milk | ||
| Eggs | 2 , Well beaten | |
| Melted butter | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Confectioners' sugar | ||
Directions
Combine almonds, raisins, and lemon rind with 1/2 cup flour; toss until well coated.
Combine sugar, salt, and 2 1/2 cups flour in large mixing bowl.
Sprinkle yeast over water; stir until dissolved.
Add milk to sugar mixture; stir until well mixed.
Add yeast mixture; beat with wooden spoon until smooth.
Beat in eggs thoroughly.
Add butter gradually; beat constantly.
Stir in vanilla extract.
Add remaining flour; beat until smooth and satiny.
Add raisin mixture; mix thoroughly.
Cover with towel.
Let rise in warm place 1 1/2 hours or until double in bulk.
Stir down dough; turn into large, buttered bundt pan.
Cover with towel; let rise 1 hour.
Bake in preheated 350°F oven about 50 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean.
Remove from pan; cool on wire rack.
Cover; let stand 1 day.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before slicing.
Combine sugar, salt, and 2 1/2 cups flour in large mixing bowl.
Sprinkle yeast over water; stir until dissolved.
Add milk to sugar mixture; stir until well mixed.
Add yeast mixture; beat with wooden spoon until smooth.
Beat in eggs thoroughly.
Add butter gradually; beat constantly.
Stir in vanilla extract.
Add remaining flour; beat until smooth and satiny.
Add raisin mixture; mix thoroughly.
Cover with towel.
Let rise in warm place 1 1/2 hours or until double in bulk.
Stir down dough; turn into large, buttered bundt pan.
Cover with towel; let rise 1 hour.
Bake in preheated 350°F oven about 50 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean.
Remove from pan; cool on wire rack.
Cover; let stand 1 day.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before slicing.
Chef
