Best 8 Butterkuchen Quick And Easy Pastry Recipes

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Butterkuchen, a beloved German pastry, is known for its flaky, buttery crust and sweet, creamy filling. Originating in the 16th century, this classic dessert has become a staple in bakeries and homes across the globe. Whether you're a seasoned baker or new to the kitchen, creating a delectable butterkuchen doesn't have to be daunting. With a few simple ingredients and our guide to quick and easy recipes, you can impress your family and friends with this delightful treat.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

BUTTERKUCHEN



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A yeasted German-style coffee cake with a cinnamon sugar topping.

Provided by JBS BOX

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     German

Time 2h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 (.25 ounce) packages dry yeast
½ cup water
¾ cup milk
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Butter a 9x13 inch pan and set aside. In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Place milk, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and 1/2 cup butter in saucepan. Heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Cool to lukewarm. Add dissolved yeast and set aside.
  • In large bowl combine flour, eggs and yeast mixture. Stir until smooth and blended. Pour into a buttered 9x13 inch pan, spreading dough evenly. Let rise in warm place for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. mix together and sprinkle over the dough. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and syrupy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.4 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 44.3 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 164 mg, Sugar 12.9 g

BUTTERCRUST PASTRY DOUGH



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I used a food processor for this tender, flaky pastry dough as it makes it so much easier to achieve the gorgeous 'breadcrumb' texture as you add the ice water. If you use the dough for a savory recipe, I'd cut down the sugar a bit, but not omit it entirely. The most important thing to remember is to use frozen butter and ice cold water.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Desserts     Pies     100+ Pie Crust Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
½ cup butter, cut into 12 cubes, frozen
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons ice water

Steps:

  • Place blade insert into bowl of food processor. Add 1 cup flour. Sprinkle frozen butter cubes over flour. Add remaining 1 cup flour, sugar, and salt. Cover. Pulse in short bursts on and off until butter is broken into small pieces and looks crumbly, about 1 minute. Drizzle in ice water. Pulse with longer pulses, on and off, until mixture turns pale yellow and looks like crumbs, about 10 to 12 seconds. Scrape down sides with spatula. Pulse once or twice more.
  • Transfer mixture onto a work surface. Bring pieces together to form a tight round ball of dough. Flatten slightly and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight before rolling out.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.4 calories, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Cholesterol 40.7 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 497.8 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

BASIC SHORTCRUST PASTRY



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Learn how to make perfect shortcrust pastry every time with our easy recipe. For best results, make sure the butter is cold

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dessert, Main course, Side dish, Vegetable

Time 10m

Yield 325g

Number Of Ingredients 3

225g plain flour
100g butter, diced
pinch salt

Steps:

  • Sift 225g plain flour into a large bowl, add 100g diced butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in a pinch of salt, then add 2-3 tbsp water and mix to a firm dough.
  • Knead the dough briefly and gently on a floured surface.
  • Wrap in cling film and chill while preparing the filling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 29 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 0.3 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

BASIC PASTRY DOUGH



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This dough is perfect for Brandied Fruit Tartlets or Salted Chocolate Tartlets.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons ice water

Steps:

  • In a food processor, pulse flour and salt to combine. Add cold butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining. Sprinkle with ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed (if necessary, add up to 3 tablespoons more water, 1 tablespoon at a time). Do not overmix. Form dough into a 1-inch-thick disk, wrap tightly in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (or up to 3 days).

BUTTERKUCHEN (QUICK AND EASY PASTRY)



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If you've never made a yeasted coffeecake, give it a try. It's a yummy cross between a pastry and a cake, with a delicious topping. It only has to rise for 45 minutes, so it's very do-able for weekends. (Rising time is included in the cooking time below.)

Provided by puppitypup

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 10x13 pan, 12-16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 (1/4 ounce) packets dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 pinch sugar
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
4 cups flour
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • In a pyrex mixing bowl, combine milk, 1/2 c sugar, salt and 1/2 c butter. Heat in microwave until butter is melted.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve both packets of yeast into warm water with the pinch of sugar.
  • Measure flour into another mixing bowl. Add eggs and stir to just combine. When butter has melted, add the liquid to the flour mixture and stir a little. Then add yeast and stir enough so that all ingredients are combined.
  • Grease a 10x13 pan and spread dough in pan. Let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
  • While dough is rising, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Also, mix together the topping ingredients and sprinkle over the dough.
  • Place in oven over a halfsheet to catch any syrup that runs over the top. Bake for 22-27 minutes or until the top is golden and syrupy. Be careful not to overbake.

QUICKEST PUFF PASTRY



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield about 1 1/2 pounds dough

Number Of Ingredients 4

10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
1/2 cup cold tap water
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)

Steps:

  • Cut 8 ounces (2 sticks) butter into 1/2 to 1/4-inch dice, place on a plate and refrigerate while preparing remaining ingredients.Measure water and add salt; stir to dissolve and set aside.
  • Coarsely dice remaining 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter. Place flour in work bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade; add 4 tablespoons butter and pulse until butter is absorbed -- about ten to twelve 1-second pulses.
  • Add remaining butter and pulse once or twice to distribute. Add water and pulse 3 or 4 times, just until dough forms a rough ball. Do not over-process.
  • Flour work surface and scrape dough from work bowl. Shape dough into a rough rectangle and place between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Press dough with rolling pin to flatten, then roll back and forth several times with rolling pin to make a 12 by 18 inch rectangle of dough.
  • Peel away plastic wrap and invert dough to floured work surface. Peel away second piece of wrap. Fold dough in thirds in the width, folding the top third down and the bottom third up, to make a 6 by 18-inch rectangle, then roll up the dough from one of the 6-inch ends, making sure to roll end under dough. Press the dough into a square, wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour, or until firm.

BUTTERKUCHEN



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The soft, yeasted crust of the butterkuchen is just the right texture for mopping up its loose, custardy filling.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Time 3h

Yield Makes one 8-inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/3 cup warm whole milk
2 1/4 teaspoons (one 1/4-ounce envelope) active dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for bowl
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
3 tablespoons water
4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Dough:Pour milk into a small bowl. Sprinkle yeast evenly over milk, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in sugar, butter, egg, orange zest, and salt. Stir in flour (dough will be very soft and wet). Place dough in a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough, and press into the bottom of an 8-inch round plain or fluted cake pan, making edge slightly higher than center. Cover, and let rise until puffed, about 45 minutes.
  • Filling:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together all filling ingredients until smooth. Press down center of risen dough, then pour in filling. Bake until golden brown around edge (filling will still be wobbly but will continue to set as it cools), about 30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature straight from the pan.

SHORTCRUST PASTRY



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Shortcrust is probably the most widely used of all pastries and is good with sweet or savory fillings.

Provided by Joanna

Categories     Desserts     Pies     100+ Pie Crust Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cold butter, chopped
1 egg yolk
3 teaspoons ice-cold water, or as needed

Steps:

  • Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter. Add egg yolk and enough water to make ingredients cling together.
  • Press dough into a ball and knead gently on a floured surface until smooth. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Use pastry for tarts, pastries, quiches, or other savory goodies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.6 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 56.1 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 83.2 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

Tips:

  • For a sweeter Butterkuchen, adjust the amount of sugar to your preference or add 1-2 tablespoons of vanilla sugar to the dough.
  • If using frozen puff pastry, thaw it overnight in the refrigerator or at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  • To make custard filling without cornstarch, use 1 cup of heavy cream instead of milk and omit the cornstarch.
  • Dusting the rolling pin with flour will prevent the dough from sticking to it.
  • To evenly distribute the custard filling, pour it into a piping bag and pipe it onto the dough in parallel lines.
  • For a crispy crust, preheat the oven to the highest temperature and bake the Butterkuchen for the first 10-15 minutes.
  • Let the Butterkuchen cool slightly before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

With its simple ingredients and straightforward preparation, Butterkuchen is a delightful pastry that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you prefer a classic Butterkuchen with a sweet custard filling or a more modern variation with fruit or nuts, there's a recipe out there to suit your taste. So, preheat your oven and give Butterkuchen a try – you won't be disappointed!

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