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Gugelhupf

Cuisine: German
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Yeast; dry active
1 cup 237mlMilk; scalded then cooled
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
1 cup 198g / 7ozButter or margarine
5   Eggs; large
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla extract
1 tablespoon 15mlLemon rind (rind of 1 lemon)
3/4 cup 120g / 4.2ozRaisins
1/3 cup 30g / 1.1ozAlmonds; ground - (2 oz pk)
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
4 cups 250g / 8.8ozFlour; unbleached - unsifted

Recipe Instructions

Sprinkle yeast into milk to dissolve.

In a large bowl beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla, lemon rind, raisins, and almonds. Mix salt and flour.

Add milk and flour mixtures, alternately, ending with the flour mixture.

Grease a gugelhopf mold*, budt pan, or tube pan. Pour batter into pan. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.

Bake in preheated 375F oven for 40 minutes or until browned and done.

Serve warm with butter.

* The gugelhopf mold is know also as a turban-head pan. If this is not available, you can use the others with the same results.

Source:
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE -- SEPTEMBER 1996

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