Kugelhopf

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 2 tablespoons warm water
• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups golden raisins
• 2 teaspoons orange peel (or lemon)

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, stir together yeast and warm water; let stand 5-10 minutes, until foamy.
• 2 in small saucepan, combine milk, butter and sugar.
• 3 heat over medium heat, stirring often, until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
• 4 in large mixing bowl, combine four and salt.
• 5 stir in yeast mixture.
• 6 gradually add milk mixture, blending at low speed.
• 7 increase speed to medium and add eggs, one at a time.
• 8 stir in raisins and orange peel.
• 9 generously grease pan. (i'm using my new bundt pan for this).
• 10 spoon dough into prepared pan. (dough will be sticky).
• 11 cover with oiled plastic wrap and a towel.
• 12 set in warm place to rise until doubled, about 2 hours.
• 13 heat oven to 375°f.
• 14 bake 15 minutes. cover loosely with foil and continue baking 15-20 minutes in pan.
• 15 invert cooling rack.
• 16 cool completely.
• 17 dust with powdered sugar before serving. (or optionally with a glaze).