German Fresh Fruit Kuchen (bread Machine)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup water (70 to 80 f)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, cut up
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons fleischmann's bread machine yeast
• 3 cups fresh fruit, sliced 1 inch thick (such as apples, pears, plums, peaches or nectarines, peeled if desired)
• sieved apricot jam or melted apricot jam
• 1/2 all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 4 -5 teaspoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 measure dough ingredients into bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufacturer.
• 2 process on dough/manual cycle.
• 3 when cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to lightly floured surface.
• 4 if necessary, knead in additional flour to make dough easy to handle.
• 5 roll dough to 10 x 15-inch rectangle.
• 6 place on large, greased baking sheet.
• 7 arrange fruit, in lengthwise rows, 1/2 inch apart, on dough.
• 8 sprinkle crumb topping between rows of fruit.
• 9 cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 20 to 40 minutes.
• 10 makes 1 (10 x 15-inch) coffee cake.
• 11 bake at 375°f for 20 minutes or until done.
• 12 remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
• 13 brush fruit with jam and drizzle almond icing over cake.
• 14 crumb topping: combine 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
• 15 cut in 3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 16 almond icing: in small bowl, combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 4 to 5 teaspoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; stir until smooth.