Butter or Sugar Cake on a Baking Sheet

Title:
Butter or Sugar Cake on a Baking Sheet

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Ethnic,
German,
Cakes




Ingredients:





          CAKE DOUGH


   3/4 oz (20g) yeast


     1 ts Sugar


   1/2 pt (285ccm) lukewarm milk


 1 1/8 lb (500g) flour


 2 1/2 oz 3 1/2 (75-100g) sugar


     3    Drops baking essence


          Bitter almond flavor


     1    Pinch salt


 1 3/4 oz (50g) butter, margarine,


          Or lard, or 3 tb oil


          TOPPING


 1 3/4 oz 4 1/2 (50-125g) butter


 2 1/2 oz (75g) sugar


     1    Packet vanillin sugar


 1 3/4 oz (50g) almonds (blanched and


          Chopped) or Hazelnuts


          (blanched and chopped)






 FOR THE CAKE DOUGH:  cream the yeast with 1 tsp of the sugar and 5 tbs of


 the milk. Sieve 2/3 of the flour into a large mixing bowl, make a well in


 the center and pour in the yeast; cover with 1/4 in (1/2 cm) layer of


 flour. Distribute the sugar, flavoring, and melted lukewarm fat on the


 flour around the well; take care that they do NOT come in contact with the


 yeast. As soon as the yeast shows large cracks, begin to stir all the


 ingredients together, starting from the middle, and gradually adding the


 rest of the milk. Beat the dough with a strong wooden spoon until it shows


 bubbles.  Knead in the rest of the flour; if the dough should be sticky add


 a little more flour, but not too much the dough should remain soft. Leave


 in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size. Knead thoroughly again


 and roll out on a greased baking sheet. Place a folded piece of greaseproof


 paper against the dough at the open end of the baking sheet. FOR THE


 TOPPING:  Either flake the fat evenly over the cake or melt it and brush it


 over.  Mix the sugar with the vanillin sugar and nuts and sprinkle evenly


 over the cake. Leave in a warm place until the cake has doubled in size and


 then bake. OVEN: preheat for 5 minutes at very hot, bake at moderately hot.


 BAKING TIME: about 15 minutes


 


 from Dr. Oetker German home baking Typos by Molli


 


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