There are as many types of kuchen recipes as there are German cooks, says reader Judi Sayler. “My kuchen recipes are handed down from my grandmother, who was a ‘German from Russia.’ She made several ...

As summer transitions into fall, that cool breeze signals the arrival of baking season. Unlike spring that tiptoes in after a cold winter, autumn roars out of the gate offering the finest dessert ...

Betty Bensel from Columbia was looking for a recipe for a butter kuchen like the one made by the Heitzman Bakery in Louisville, Ky. She said this was a favorite of hers but that she had had no luck ...

This classic Cinnamon Kuchen recipe comes straight from a 1935 Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook, offering a glimpse into the traditional baking methods of the era. Made with a yeasted dough enriched with ...

German grandmothers have been passing along the kuchen tradition for generations: mixing up sweet yeast dough to form coffee cakes filled with fresh fruit of the season and rich, creamy custard made ...

Holly Coulson sent in two recipes for Aldona Collani of Saylorsburg. The recipes are for German Kuchen and Lithuanian Varskes Cepelinai (potato-cheese dumplings). The recipes are from Holly’s ...

Dear SOS: My grandmother was German and would bake a loaf of kuchen. It was so delicious. I remember she added sugar to the bread, and we ate it like a dessert. Do you know the recipe? Dear Marie: ...