Looking for a recipe of something my grandmother made
Scheetz
My grandmother use to make this great German desert called kuga(not
sure on spelling but pronounced KUH - ga). I am not sure of the
spelling but you would take a dough and spread it out over a cookie
sheet, then spread some fruit and other stuff over it. It was then
baked and cut into slices. It is similar to desert pizza if you know
what that is like.
Anyway my grandmother passed away a few months ago and this is one of
those recipes that no one ever wrote down and I would really like to
make it. So if anyone knows the recipe for what I am looking for or
even just the correct spelling. I would appreciate it.
At least if I get the spelling I can maybe look in some other recipe
books for it. Also if anyone has a great place on line to look up
recipes like this I'd appreciate it also.
Thanks in advance,
Gerald Scheetz
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counides,n
Well, my German Grandmother made a dessert pizza like thing with no name
and no real directions. I make it often and it is very well liked. You
start with a bit of yeast bread dough. You roll it out like a pizza and
place it on a greased cookie sheet. Flip up the edges. Make a mix of
sour cream, sugar and an egg or two, or you can use yogurt. You can
flavor it with vanilla or cinamon or nutmeg... Spread this custard over
your pizza. Now place slices of fruit all over it. As the seasons
change we use peaches, apricots, plums and apples. We also sometimes
just sprinkle poppyseed across the top. Bake it for about a half hour
till the custard sets. Cut with scissors. My mother says that a
similar pizza was made without the sugar and with sliced onions as a
wash day dinner. I have tried it with some onions and thyme, not bad.
Naomi Counides
Associated Beefalo of Idaho
bbm
I suspect that the name was actually "Kuchen" which is pretty generic
and just means cake. The type of cake you describe is further defined
as "Blechkuchen", meaning a cake baked on a sheet. These types of cakes
come in different versions, either yeast or baking powder raised.
Toppings are various; they can be fruit, nuts, sugar and cinnamon, or
cheese to name some. If you can be a bit more precise, I can probably
find you something in my collection of cookbooks which would at least
come pretty close.
bbm
Levindonna
This isn't called "Kuh-ga" or anything remotely like that, but it sounds alot
like what you're asking about. It's from the Settlement Cookbook, which has
many German recipes ...
MUERBE TEIG
1/2 c. butter
1 c. flour
1 T. sugar
1 egg yolk
Mix flour and sugar. Chop in butter. Add yolk, a speck of salt. Mix, adding
a little milk or brandy to moisten if necessary. Pat very thin into shallow
oblong pan. Chill in refrigerator. Fill with any desired fruit mixture and
bake at a temperature suitable for the filling.
Frances Ann Ade
Gerald:
The word "kuga" sounds to me like a German dialect of the word "kuchen" or
cake. To Germans, anything with a Hefeteig (yeast dough) or Muerbeteig
(rich soft dough) covered with something else is a "kuchen". My husband
comes from the area of Germany around Freiburg in the state of
Baden-Wurttemberg. The dialect there is called Badisch, and often the
final "n" sound is dropped from a word. However, this is true of other
colloquial German dialects. Do you know where your grandmother was from?
In the area of Baden (which includes the Black Forest), plum,apple,and
apricot kuchens are very popular, as well as non-sweet kuchens such as
Zwiebelkuchen or onion pie. In Strasburg, which is nearby and culturally
very close, a popular specialty is another version of a kuchen which
certainly resembles a pizza and is baked in extremely hot flaming ovens.
It is called Flammekuchen in German or Tarte Flambée in French.
If you want anymore info, just email me, and I'll be glad to forward any
other material I've amassed over the years.
Best wishes,
Frances Ann Ade
fra...@gnade.com
Mary Ann
Mmmmmm! Onion pie sounds wonderful. Do you have a recipe or can you
describe it? It sounds like it might be good for my vegetarian
thanksgiving feast! Thanks in advance!
MaryAnn
Frances Ann Ade <fra...@gnade.com> wrote in article
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> Gerald:
>
> In the area of Baden (which includes the Black Forest), plum,apple,and
> apricot kuchens are very popular, as well as non-sweet kuchens such as
> Zwiebelkuchen or onion pie.
> Frances Ann Ade
> fra...@gnade.com
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