Cherry Cheese Kuchen
"From the Solo brand website - a spectacular dessert or coffee cake that pairs the soft yeasty dough of a kuchen with cherry filling and a creamy cheese topping. Imagine a big pan of kolaches, all for you ... Note - Cherry pie filling listed is Solo brand, 12 ounce can NOT the bigger cans of Comstock, etc. Dough rise and chill times not included in total time to make."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
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Kuchen Dough
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling, Solo brand
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Cheesecake Topping
- 1 1⁄2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 egg
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Crumb Topping
- 1⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 teaspoons sugar
directions
- Combine dry yeast and 1 cup flour in large mixing bowl. Heat together milk, sugar, butter and salt until warm, stirring to melt butter. Add to flour mixture along with egg.
- Beat at high speed for 1/2 minute, scraping sides of bowl. By hand, stir in remaining flour to make soft dough. Turn into a greased bowl, turn once, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 to 3 hours.
- Grease 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Pat dough evenly in prepared pan, forming ridge around edges.
- Spread with Cherry filling. Let rise in warm place until almost double, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F Bake for 15 minutes.
- Combine ingredients for cheese topping and beat until smooth. Spread over Cherry filling.
- Combine crumb topping ingredients and sprinkle atop cheese filling.
- Bake 10 minutes longer or until filling is set. Cut into squares.
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