Sauerkraut Kuchen Sauerkraut Cake Food

SAUERKRAUT CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Cream margarine and sugar well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• Sift dry ingredients.
• Add to the first mixture alternating with the cup of water.
• Add vanilla.
• When well mixed, add sauerkraut.
• Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit in desired pan.
• Frosting:.
• Mix ingredients well.
• Spread over cooled cake.

SAUERKRAUT SURPRISE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter or margarine and sugar until light. Beat in eggs, one at a time; add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt and cocoa powder. Add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition. Stir in sauerkraut. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in pan. Frost with Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting. Cut into squares to serve.
• To Make Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting: Melt the semi-sweet chocolate pieces and 4 T butter or margarine over low heat. Remove from heat. Blend in the sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar to make spreading consistency. Beat well. Spread over cooled cake.

SAUERKRAUT KUCHEN (SAUERKRAUT CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour three eight-inch cake pans.
• Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with water to the butter and egg mixture. Mix well.
• Fold in drained sauerkraut.
• Turn into cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until cake springs back at the touch. Remove from pans immediately, cool on a rack then frost layers with fudge frosting (see recipe).

CHOCOLATE SAUERKRAUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Sift all dry ingredients together.
• Cream sugar, butter and vanilla.
• Beat eggs in one at a time.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with water.
• Add sauerkraut mix thoroughly.
• Pour into greased pan or pans.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes until cake tests done.
• Frost.

BAVARIAN SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place sauerkraut with juice into a large bowl and cover with water. Stir and use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water and juice as possible. Add squeezed sauerkraut to onion.
• Stir brown sugar, caraway seeds, chicken stock, and cooking sherry into the sauerkraut mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer until almost all the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

KRAUT KUCHEN

Steps:

• Saute onion with ground chuck in one frying pan and the cabbage in another.
• Salt and pepper to your taste.
• Let simmer until done and then drain well.
• Prepare hot dough mix.
• Divide into 12 equal amounts and roll dough extremely thin.
• Place handful of meat-cabbage mixture in center and fold corners into center.
• Set folded side down on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F until brown, 20 25 minutes.

ALTDEUTSCHER SAUERKRAUT-KUCHEN (GERMAN SAUERKRAUT PIE)

Steps:

• Line a deep dish pie plate with enough pastry to make a crust on the bottom and sides and set aside.
• Cook diced Speck or bacon in a skillet; drain fat, reserving 1 tsp in which to saute the onions.
• Sprinkle diced bacon, caraway seeds, and sauteed onions in pie plate.
• Combine the remaining ingredients (sauerkraut, sour cream, eggs, and grated cheese) and pour into the pan as if you were filling a quiche.
• Bake at 325-350 F (or 175 C) for about 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, not gloppy.
• Let cool slightly before serving.