Apple And Cream Kuchen

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups flour, unbleached, unsifted
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 3 cups apples, tart, sliced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour, unbleached
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 cake: mix yeast, salt, 4 t sugar, and 3/4 cup flour.
• 2 add butter to milk.
• 3 heat until very warm (120-130 degrees f.).
• 4 gradually add milk to flour mixture.
• 5 beat for 2 minutes.
• 6 add egg and 1/2 cup flour.
• 7 beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes.
• 8 mix in enough flour to form a soft dough.
• 9 knead for 5 to 10 minutes, until dough is shiny and elastic.
• 10 place in greased bowl and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
• 11 pat dough into well-greased 10-inch springform pan pressing the dough 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the pan.
• 12 filling: toss apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 t of flour.
• 13 arrange in rows on top of the dough.
• 14 beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and egg.
• 15 spread over apples.
• 16 let rise in warm place for 1 hour.
• 17 bake at 350 degrees f. for 30 minutes.
• 18 best when served warm.