Dear SOS: My grandmother was German and would bake a loaf of kuchen. It was so delicious. I remember she added sugar to the bread, and we ate it like a dessert. Do you know the recipe?Marie ...

If authentic kuchen, which is a German word for “cake,” has been a common thread weaving through your family for generations, you probably won’t appreciate this recipe. The only kuchen my ...

Her family was 1st generation German, so this is a fairly traditional recipe! Some people shy away from old-fashioned recipes, thinking they’re too time-consuming or complicated.

The recipes, like the three different kinds of kuchen (cake) we are making today — apple, peach and pineapple — have been handed down from generation to generation. This recipe was given to ...

4. Arrange the plums, cut sides up, in circles on top, placing them close together. 5. Bake for 35 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

"My grandmother, Alice Eberle Kerr, grew up in the old German neighborhood around West 33rd, the daughter of immigrants. Many kuchen recipes are much more elaborate than this one and involve more ...

1/4 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 ...

Store the dough in the crock. Cover the surface with foil or wax paper, then a dish towel or other cloth. Let the dough season in a cool, dark place for 3-4 weeks.

In the brief time toward the end of summer when Italian prune plums are available, a kuchen is an excellent way to use the fleshy fruits. Originally grown in France, these plums have thin skins ...