Kugelhof

Description

Ingredients

• 1 lbs flour
• 1/4 lbs butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tbsp powdered sugar (confectioner's)
• 1 tbsp yeast
• 1/4 cup dried Raisins, marinated in brandy
• 2 tbsp chopped almonds
• 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

1. In a large pot, mix together the milk, Sugar, and butter.
2. Cook over low heat, just enough to let the butter melt.
3. When the butter melts, transfer to a large mixing bowl.
4. Let it cool for 30 minutes.
5. Add the eggs, yeast, salt, Raisins, and flour - little by little.
6. Use an electric mixer to beat the mixture until smooth. Let the *dough* rest for about 30 minutes.
7. Preheat the oven to 400 F (or 200 C). Arrange chopped almonds at the bottom of a greased *kugelhof* mold.
8. (loaf pan or cake mold is ok - kugelhof mold is a round mold with a well in the middle)
9. Add the dough, then bake in the oven for 40 – 45 minutes, until cooked.
10. Check by inserting a knife in the middle. If it comes out clean, then the cake is cooked.
11. Remove from oven and let it cool for 1 hour.
12. Remove from the mold, then dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm.