radio days cherry custard kuchen

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
• 2 (16 ounce) cans pitted sour cherries, drained
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs at room temperature
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish. whisk together 1 1/2 cup of sifted flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• with a pastry cutter, chop the unsalted butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs; mix in 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of milk, creating a dough; if dough seems dry and crumbly, mix in additional milk, a teaspoon at a time. pat the dough into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle the cherries evenly over the dough.
• in a bowl, sift 3/4 cup of sugar with 2 tablespoons of flour; whisk in the 3 eggs and 3/4 cup of milk until smooth. mix in cinnamon and nutmeg if desired; pour the mixture over the cherries. in a small bowl, using a pastry cutter, chop 2 tablespoons of butter with 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup flour until crumbly; sprinkle the streusel over the custard mixture.
• bake in the preheated oven until the custard is set and the streusel is lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. serve warm or cold; refrigerate leftovers.