Streusel Kuchen

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, separated
• 6 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 cake yeast, softened in
• 1/3 cup water (lukewarm)
• butter, melted
• brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup flour, sifted
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 tablespoons nuts, minced

Recipe

• 1 to make streusel: mix sugar, cinnamon and flour together; cut in butter to make fine crumbs. add vanilla and nuts.
• 2 cream butter, sugar, salt and egg yolk.
• 3 add milk alternately with flour and the softened yeast cake.
• 4 beat well and add stiffly beaten egg ; cover and allow to rise overnight.
• 5 add just enough flour to allow handling; roll pieces of dough into flat cakes, large enough to fit piepans.
• 6 spread on well-greased pie pans, cover and let rise until doubled.
• 7 brush melted butter over top and spread with streusel or sprinkle thickly with brown sugar instead.
• 8 bake at 400f about 20 minutes.