Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Kugelhopf

This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was selected by The All-Purpose Girl. It's a simple sweet bread, or cake, with the flavor of butter, sugar, and raisins. However, this is the first time I had a serious problem with one of Dorie's recipes. It may be because I don't have a Kugelhopf pan and used a Bundt pan instead, but the dough didn't rise as expected. When it was freshly made, it doubled and I punched in down as per directions. When it was in the fridge, same story. When I took it out the next day to rise in the bowl...nothing. It still tastes delicious, but it's probably not as light and airy as it should be.

Lack of a rise aside, this cake is very flavorful in its simplistic way. The top is brushed with butter as soon as it comes out of the oven, then sprinkled with sugar to form a thin glaze (at least in my case). After it's cooled to room temperature, it's sprinkled with confectioner's sugar for decor and served. Small slices are perfect, giving you a few bites to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Recipe: Baking: From My Home to Yours, by Dorie Greenspan, pp. 61-63

6 comments:

chocolatechic said...

Oh, it looks great.

Marthe said...

Looks delicious!! But I thought it could have been just a tad sweeter... Then again I do have very sweet tooth!

Kimberly Johnson said...

Looks delicious!

Anonymous said...

Your kugelhopf looks gorgeous. I'm sorry it didn't rise, but I'm glad it didn't affect the taste.

Jules Someone said...

Glad you liked it. Mine got an extra rise. Maybe it made up for yours.

AmyRuth said...

Really looks great! Loved it toasted with jam the next day.
AmyRuth