KitchenAid 9706634D manual Sour Cream Coffee Cake, Caramel Apple Kuchen

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

11⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon

1cup chopped walnuts or pecans

3cups all-purpose flour

11⁄2 cups sugar

3teaspoons baking powder

1teaspoon baking soda

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1cup margarine or butter, softened

1cup reduced-fat sour cream

1teaspoon vanilla

3 eggs

Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts in small bowl. Set aside.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in mixer bowl. Add margarine, sour cream, and vanilla. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Stir Speed and mix about 30 seconds, or until ingredients are combined. Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to Speed 4 and beat about 11⁄2 minutes. Stop and scrape bowl.

Turn to Stir Speed and add eggs, one at a time, mixing about 15 seconds after each addition. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds.

Spread half of batter in greased and floured

13 x 9 x 2" baking pan or 10" tube pan. Sprinkle with half of cinnamon–sugar mixture. Spread remaining batter in pan and top with remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm.

Yield: 16 servings.

Per serving: About 362 cal, 6 g protein, 47 g carb, 17 g fat, 44 mg chol, 349 mg sodium.

Caramel Apple Kuchen

1recipe Basic Sweet Dough (see “Basic Sweet Dough” recipe)

2cups firmly packed brown sugar

6tablespoons all- purpose flour

2teaspoons cinnamon

6tablespoons margarine or butter, softened

6-8 apples (8 cups), peeled and thinly sliced

Divide dough in half. Press each half into greased 13 x 9 x 2" baking pan. Gently press edges

1⁄2" up sides.

Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, 45 to 60 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.

Meanwhile, place brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and margarine in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute.

Arrange apple slices over dough in each of two pans. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar mixture. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm.

Yield: 24 servings (12 pieces per kuchen).

Per serving: About 301 cal, 5 g protein, 54 g carb, 8 g fat, 27 mg chol, 207 mg sodium.

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