Cherry Kuchen Pronounced Ku Kah By My Family

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Old family recipe for a coffee cake with fruit topping from a region in russia where a community of germans lived. this is my father's version of the recipe which is almost sugar-free. very good served warm with vanilla bean frozen yogurt or ice cream.

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Steps

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Add water to beaten eggs and dissolve dry yeast in this mixture.

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Let all these ingredients rest refrigerated for 15 minutes.

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Meanwhile , blend with a pastry blender or by hand flour , salt , sugar , butter and cardamom.

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In a large mixing bowl , make a ring of blended flour.

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Pour chilled yeast mixture into the center and work it into dry ingredients.

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Knead until smooth , about 2 minutes.

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Form dough into ball and let rest , covered for about 20 minutes.

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Roll out dough into 2 9x9 baking dishes.

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Push edges of dough up against dish to prevent fruit topping from spilling.

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For topping , spread cherries over top of dough.

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With a pasty blender or fork , cut butter into flour and sugar until small crumbs of mixture are formed.

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Sprinkle crumb mixture over top of cherries.

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Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes until topping begins to golden.

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Ingredients

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eggs, water, dry yeast, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, butter, cardamom powder, tart cherries, flour