Streuselkuchen (German crumb cake) recipe
This is the only crumb cake recipe you need because it is easy, quick, and delicious. You only need one dough both for the bottom and for the crumb topping.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 265kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar or extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup butter, cold
- 1 cup hazelnuts/filberts or use almond meal or omit
- ½ whole lemon, juiced optional
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder optional
- 1 pound fruit, washed, cleaned, and pitted (if necessary)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Grind the hazelnuts in a food processor, either coarsly or fine, depending on preference
- Add flour, sugar, vanilla, and salt and pulse a few times to mix.
- Cut butter in chunks and add to dry ingredients in food processor. Mix until combined. If the dough is too dry, add a bit of ice cold water.
- Line a springform pan or glass baking dish with parchment paper. Alternatively, grease springform pan or glass baking dish with some oil or butter.
- Add about ½ of the dough to the baking dish and gently press down evenly.
- Add the fruit.
- Crumble the remaining dough on top of the fruit.
- Bake for 40-55 mins or until topping is golden brown.
Notes
- For best results, the crumb topping should just barely stick together. If the dough is too wet, add a bit more flour; if it's too dry, you can add a tiny amount of cold water.
- You can use a variety of different fruits: apples, plums, rhubarb, cherries, peaches, or apricots.
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Nutrition
Calories: 265kcal
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