Three Berry Kuchen Food

BLUEBERRY KUCHEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes or until well blended. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with blueberries. In a bowl, combine sugar and flour; add butter. Toss with a fork until crumbly; sprinkle over blueberries. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until lightly browned.

BLUEBERRY KUCHEN

Steps:

• To prepare the dough, combine 2 1/2 cups flour with the salt, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, combine milk and butter, and place over low heat until milk is lukewarm. Pour into a bowl, and add eggs, vanilla and orange zest; mix until blended. Stir liquid ingredients into dry ingredients to make a soft dough, adding more flour if necessary.
• Using a mixer with a dough hook, or by hand, knead dough until smooth and springy. Place in an oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Leave to rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour. (Or let rise in refrigerator overnight, returning to room temperature before proceeding to next step.)
• Punch air out of dough, and press it out into a shallow 12-by-8-inch baking pan. Cover with a kitchen towel, and leave to rise in a warm place 15 to 20 minutes longer.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a glaze by mixing together egg and orange juice until blended. Paint glaze over dough. Spread blueberries on dough in a single layer. Chop pecans until splintery but not too fine. Mix with sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle evenly over blueberries.
• Place pan in oven, and bake 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake until dough is risen and golden brown at edges, about 15 minutes more. Allow to cool about 10 minutes before slicing into 9 rectangles. Serve warm.

LIGHT BLUEBERRY KUCHEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 10 inch round spingform pan with cooking spray (or 9" pie plate).
• In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and baking soda and salt.
• In large bowl whisk egg whites, sugar, applesauce, yogurt, and lemon zest until smooth.
• Add flour mixture to wet ingredients, stir until blended.
• Place in prepared pan. Sprinkle berries on top of batter.
• In small bowl combine oats and brown sugar. cut in pumpkin and mix until evenly blended. Pu topping over the berry-covered batter.
• Bake 50-55 minutes. Cool 20 minutes before serving.