Rivel Kuchen

Serves: 5

Mohammad Wiegand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

45

Sweetness

44

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cups

Water

1 tbsp

White Sugar

3 cup

Milk

1 cup

Shortening

2 tsps

Salt

1.5 tsps

Ground Allspice

1 cup

Butter

Directions:

1

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water to which 1 teaspoon of sugar has been added

2

Scald 2 cups milk; add 1/2 cup sugar, shortening and salt

3

Cool to lukewarm

4

Beat in eggs

5

Add flour enough to make medium thick batter and beat well

6

Add beaten eggs and dissolved yeast, beat well

7

Stir in the remaining flour

8

When too thick to mix by spoon, pour onto floured board

9

Knead dough until smooth and elastic

10

Put dough into greased bowl, and let rise until double in size

11

Divide into 2 parts

12

Knead each down, and roll out to fit 13 X 9 inch pan

13

Put 1 1/2 cup sugar into heavy skillet and brown, stirring all the time

14

Add 3 cups water

15

Cook until sugar is dissolved

16

Sir together 3 tablespoons flour and 3/4 cup milk; add to the sugar water

17

Cook until mixture is thick like gravy

18

Cool

19

Add allspice

20

Spread on unbaked coffee cakes

21

Mix 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter or margarine, 1 tablespoon sugar, and cinnamon until crumbly

22

Sprinkle rivels mixture over coffee cake

23

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes, or until golden brown