Aunt Maggie's German Kuchen
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"My husband Don's Aunt Maggie from Bavaria, Germany, gave me this recipe, and it has been a family favorite for the 30 years we have been married. Now our inn guests enjoy it as well." --Clefstone Manor, Bar Harbor, MaineIngredients:
1/3 cup white shortening1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
Fruit for filling (blueberries, sliced and peeled apples or peaches, sliced fresh strawberries, plums, etc.)
Streusel (recipe follows)
Instructions:
Cream shortening. Add sugar gradually then beaten egg. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add vanilla to milk, then add flour and milk to the egg mixture a little at a time and beat well. Grease and flour a 15x11-inch cookie sheet with sides. Spread batter thin in pan. Add whatever fruit you desire or a combination. Cover with streusel and bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until done.Streusel:
Ingredients:
1 cup flour1 cup sugar
1/2 cup softened margarine
Instructions:
Mix with butter knives until crumbly and put on top of fruit.Browse Similar Recipes
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This is an excellent recipe, I used wild woodland blueberries as my fruit, I added finely chopped toasted pecans to the strudel topping mixture… yum! Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe