Chocolate Kugelhopf Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast with the sugar in the warm water and let it proof.
• Sift the flour, putting 2 cups in each of two bowls.
• Set one bowl aside.
• Work together 2 cups of flour and the soft butter (this may be done in the electric mixer).
• Mix in the salt and the eggs, one at a time, beating until very thoroughly incorporated.
• In alternate batches, add the remaining 2 cups flour and the yeast mixture.
• Mix in the electric mixer or with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended and elastic, then stir in the raisins.
• Put in a large, lightly floured bowl, cover with a towel, and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in bulk, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch the dough down.
• Heavily butter a standard 10-inch Kugelhoph mold or a 10-inch tube pan and sprinkle half the sliced almonds around the bottom of the mold (the butter will make them adhere).
• Pour or spoon half the dough into the mold, sprinkle in the rest of the almonds, and add the remaining dough.
• Let rise again until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 475 degrees F.
• for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until nicely browned, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let stand for 3 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a cooling rack.

Steps:

• Stir together yeast and water in a small bowl and let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.)
• Heat milk with 6 tablespoons butter and granulated sugar over low heat, stirring, until mixture is warm (105 to 115°F), butter is melted, and sugar is dissolved.
• Sift together flour and salt into bowl of standing mixer. Make a well in flour and add yeast mixture. Add warm milk in a slow stream, mixing at low speed with paddle attachment. Increase speed to medium and beat in eggs 1 at a time, then beat in raisins and zest. Continue to beat until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. (Dough will be very sticky.)
• Butter kugelhopf mold with remaining tablespoon butter. Put 1 almond in each depression in bottom of mold (the almonds are only decorative; you can skip them altogether if your mold has no depressions), then scrape spoonfuls of dough evenly into mold (dough will be very elastic). Cover top of mold with oiled plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let dough rise in a warm place until it fills pan, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Remove towel from kugelhopf and gently peel off plastic wrap. Bake kugelhopf in middle of oven 15 minutes, then loosely cover mold with foil and continue to bake until golden and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes more. Cool in pan 2 minutes, then invert cake onto a rack to cool completely, about 1 hour. Dust with confectioners sugar.

Steps:

• Dough: Bring milk almost to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat, and stir in butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt. Transfer to a large bowl, and let cool until lukewarm, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups flour and the yeast, and beat with a mixer on low speed. Beat in eggs and egg yolk, 1 at a time. Beat in remaining 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Transfer dough (it will be sticky) to a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Place in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough, knead a few times, and let rest 10 minutes. Roll out into a 14-by-22-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
• Filling: Mix together brown sugar, raisins, and chocolate. Brush butter on dough, and sprinkle filling on top, leaving a 1-inch border.
• Starting from a long side, roll up dough; cut crosswise into 12 slices. Place 6 slices flush against the side of a buttered 10-inch tube pan. Place remaining 6 slices, cut sides together, around tube of pan. Cover, and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Unmold, and let cool completely on rack, about 1 hour. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepot scald the whole milk and remove from heat.
• Stir in sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla.
• Transfer to your large mixer bowl and let cool to lukewarm.
• Using paddle attachment, low speed add 1 1/2 cups of the flour with the yeast.
• Stir in the eggs.
• Then stir in the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time.
• Beat on medium speed until dough starts to come away from sides of bowl.
• Remove the dough from bowl to a floured surface.
• Knead briefly until smooth.
• Grease a clean large bowl, with soft butter, and place dough into bowl to rise untuil doubled covered loosely with a clean cloth.
• While dough is rising, prepare the filling.
• Place brown sugar, raisins grated chocolate well and set aside.
• Grease a 10 inch tube pan well, set aside.
• When the dough has doubled, puch down, knead a few times, let rest 10 minutes.
• Roll out into a rectangle about 14 x 24 inches.
• Spread the melted 2 tbsp. butter onto the rolled out dough.
• Sprinkle the filling on top of the butter, leaving about an inch around edges to seal.
• Roll up starting at long side.
• Cut into 12 equal slices.
• Place six slices on the out side of pan as lining the sides.
• Place the last rolls (with cut sides together) in the centre of pan.
• Cover loosely and let rise until dough reaches top of pan about another hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, Bake 45 minutes to 55 minutes-- Tester into cake should come away clean-- Remove from oven and turn out of the pan onto a wire rack.
• Let cool completely.
• Serve with a light dusting of confectioners sugar.
• Or wrap well in saran wrap and then foil and can be frozen for 4 months.

Steps:

• For the dough, bring milk almost to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool until lukewarm, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add 1½ cups flour and the yeast, and beat with a mixer on low speed. Beat in eggs and egg yolk, 1 at a time. Beat in remaining 3 cups flour, ½ cup at a time. Transfer dough (it will be sticky) to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Place in a buttered bowl and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down dough, knead a few times, and let rest 10 minutes. Roll out into a 14-by-22-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
• For the filling, mix together brown sugar, raisins, and chocolate. Brush butter on dough and sprinkle filling on top, leaving a 1-inch border. Starting from a long side, roll up dough; cut crosswise into 12 slices. Place 6 slices flush against the side of a buttered 10-inch tube pan. Place remaining 6 slices, cut sides together, around tube of pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Un-mold and let cool completely on rack, about 1 hour. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Steps:

• Into a food processor, place flours, lemon rinds, 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and butter. Process until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
• In small bowl, warm milk to about 115°F stir in remaining tablespoon of powdered sugar and package of yeast. Let sit until bubbly (about 10 minutes).
• Separate 4 eggs - beat yolks and refrigerate whites, to save for filling.
• Add yolks to the yeast mixture.
• In large bowl place flour/butter crumbles and pour eggs/yeast over top.
• Keeping it inside the bowl, mix and knead the dough one handed (use both hands if necessary) until smooth - IMPORTANT: dough will be very gooey and sticky- DO NOT add more flour, just work the bumps out.
• Once dough is smooth - cover bowl tightly with plastic and refrigerate overnight (or at least 4 hours).
• Now work on your filling:.
• Place walnuts, powdered sugar and cocoa into food processor. Chop until walnuts are finally grounded.
• Transfer to a bowl and let sit inside refrigerator until dough is ready.
• When dough is ready: Heavily flour your work surface. (I like to spread out a large cheese cloth on my surface and flour it.).
• Remove dough from bowl and roll out into a large rectangle.
• Once that is formed, remove egg whites and whip them in a bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Fold in the grounded nut mixture.
• Spread this filling over the dough rectangle and starting at one side, roll it up like a jelly roll. (this is when it helps to have the cheese cloth under it.).
• Seal the finishing edge with a bit of water.
• Now lift it carefully and place it into a well greased and floured bundt pan. (this task can be done alone, but helps if you have someone to help you lift the roll.).
• Set pan in a cold oven to continue to rise for 2 1/2 hours or until dough is near the rim of the pan.
• Now bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. If during that time the top begins to get too dark before it's ready, lay a piece of foil over the top.
• Allow it cool, then turn out carefully.
• Serve plain or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate uneaten portions to maintain freshness. Slices are good cold or warmed in the microwave.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Mix the raisins with the Cognac and 3 tablespoons of the sugar in a small saucepan and set aside.
• Mix the yeast with 1/4 cup of the milk in a large bowl and set in a warm place for about 5 minutes, until it becomes frothy. Stir in the remaining milk and sugar. Add the salt and 2 cups of the flour.
• Beat the dough by hand or machine, adding all but 3/4 cup of the flour. Beat in all but 1 tablespoon of the butter, a tablespoon at a time. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a dough that is soft but not sticky and is very elastic. Kneading should take 2 to 3 minutes by machine, or about 6 minutes by hand.
• Heat the raisin mixture and cook just until most of the Cognac has evaporated.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and pat into a flattened rectangle. Spread the raisins on it, fold the dough over and knead a couple of minutes by hand to incorporate the raisins.
• Heavily butter a two-quart kugelhopf pan or a 10-inch bundt pan with the remaining tablespoon of butter and sprinkle with the almonds, turning the pan so they adhere to its interior. Place the dough in the pan, breaking a hole in the center to accommodate the tube. Set aside, lightly covered, and let rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Punch dough down in the pan. Let rise again, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake the cake for about 45 minutes, until nicely browned. Allow it to cool completely in the pan, then unmold. Dust with sifted confectioners' sugar before serving.