Karen’s KuchensBaking kuchen has been part of my life for over 30 years. My mom took great joy in coming to our home when our childrenwere young to bake kuchen as my husband loved to see, smell and eat it. I slowly took an interest in helping her with the baking. Eating German foods while growing up in Ashley, ND was as common as hearing the German language spoken. Just like the language, the art of baking kuchen has skipped a generation. My greatest joy is hearing people say “my grandma used to bake this,” or “kuchen, I love this stuff.” Since I love to bake kuchen, I decided to get licensed, so others can enjoy old world kuchen. My kuchen is available at:
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What is Kuchen?Kuchen is the German word for cake. It is a coffee cake, yet it is sliced like a pie. It is usually made in a pie pan. It consists of a sweet yeast dough filled with a rich custard (my mother called it dressing). Fruit is added, sometimes a vegetable and sometimes eaten plain (sugar kuchen). Newer versions of kuchen consist of nuts and other flavors seldom used in the older version which used the common fruits. Kuchen was served for special occasions and there is a wedding kuchen version also. You can eat kuchen anytime of the day. The recipe
I use is my grandmother’s recipe (over 100 yrs old) and a Germans
from Russia recipe not found in any cookbook. There are many
versions of kuchen, but I believe this old recipe is the best! My
kuchen has no added preservatives. I use
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