Lemon kugelhopf (lemon bundtcake)

1 Cake

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups All-Purpose Flour
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Sugar
1 Pkg Active Dry Yeast
3 Eggs
¾ cup Whole Milk
½ teaspoon Lemon Oil
6 ounces Unsalted Butter
½ cup Toasted Pecans, Chopped
1 cup Golden Raisins
Powdered Sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, combine and blend the flour, salt, sugar and yeast. Combine the eggs, milk and lemon oil in another bowl. Stir the liquid into the dry mixture. Use a dough hook to mix at low speed until the dough is smooth and silky (about 15 minutes). Cut the butter into small pieces and add a few pieces at a time, mixing until thoroughly incorporated. Continue mixing for another 10 minutes. Blend in the toasted pecans and raisins. Thoroughly butter the bundform pan (2½ to 3 qt.) and pour the batter into it Cover with buttered plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in bulk (1 or 2 hours). Remove the plastic and bake for 10 minutes. Lower the heat to 325 degrees and bake until golden brown (45 to 50 minutes). Remove from the oven and let rest for 3 or 4 minutes before removing from the pan. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Related recipes