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       Title: Apple and Cream Kuchen
  Categories: German, Cakes
       Yield: 4 servings
  
       1 x  ------------cake------------        1 pk Yeast; dry, active
     1/2 ts Salt                                4 tb Sugar
       2 c  Flour; unbleached, unsifted       1/4 c  Butter or margarine
     1/2 c  Milk                                1 ea Egg; large
       1 x  ----------filling-----------        3 c  Apples; tart, sliced
       1 tb Lemon juice                         1 ts Cinnamon
     3/4 c  Sugar                               2 tb Flour; unbleached
       8 oz Cream cheese; softened              1 ea Egg; large
  
   CAKE: Mix yeast, salt, 4 T sugar, and 3/4 cup flour.  Add butter to milk.
   Heat until very warm (120-130 degrees F.).  Gradually add milk to flour
   mixture.  Beat for 2 minutes.  Add egg and 1/2 cup flour. Beat with an
   electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes.  Mix in enough flour to form a
   soft dough.  Knead for 5 to 10 minutes, until dough is shiny and elastic.
   Place in greased bowl and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Pat
   dough into well-greased 10-inch springform pan pressing the dough 1 1/2
   inches up the sides of the pan. FILLING: Toss apples with lemon juice,
   cinnamon, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 T of flour. Arrange in rows on top of the
   dough.  Beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and egg. Spread over
   apples.  Let rise in warm place for 1 hour. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30
   minutes.  Best when served warm.
  
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