Kuchen
Base recipe, originally Fig and Peach, but you can use any fruit!
Ingredients
- 10–15 small, ripe figs cut into quarters
- 2 plump and ripe peaches cut into small pieces
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 oz 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9 x 2-inch round baking pan. I like to cut a piece of parchment paper and put that on the bottom and grease that as well.
- In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter at medium speed until creamy, for about 45 seconds. Scrape butter down sides of bowl.
- Pour in granulated sugar, followed by brown sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in egg, followed by egg yolks and vanilla.
- On slowest speed, add in flour mixture until combined.
- Pour batter into baking pan.
- Starting at the outside of the pan, begin to arranged the figs and peaches in a circular pattern (or any way your heart desires) and sprinkle some extra sugar on top.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes or until firm and set. Let cool for an hour.
- Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
So many variations! I've used ripe pears, star fruit, sweet kiwi (the golden colored ones). I haven't tried this yet, but I want to replace the flour with Almond flour.