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L’Alsace is a kugelhopf

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Where do you start when you have so much to tell? These holidays have been dense in events and encounters. They started out in Strasbourg, continued in Heidelberg, lingered in the German Nordfriesland, continued briefly in Denmark and culminated in the Netherlands… what a journey. 7000km of roads and feelings, fine rain and high winds, stifly heat and watery cloudy days, endless skies, close friends, relatives and associates, jokes, Nordic blues, bright greens, misty horizons, sunsets, ships, lighthouses, shoals, islands, castles, Vikings, channels, rowing boats, pools, bicycles, waffles, berries, fish sandwiches, barbecues… So many things? 25 days go a long way or so it seems. So I returned with my eyes filled with images, my suitcase full of ingredients from distant lands and heaps of recipes to try… Yes, proper cooking is the only thing I’ve really missed in this trip.


Strasbourg 5

So I have the intention of writing several posts illustrating the places we have visited on vacation. Although I don’t make any commitment about it, because of the naturally chaotic flow of my mind and the demands of the times ahead, with the start of school involving a million things to do.

Strasbourg 3

At our first stop, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, we stayed at a cute little hotel some thirty kilometers of the city, in a lovely Alsatian region called Little Switzerland. A dog and two cats dwelt in that hotel, and my kids fell in love with them all. A charming innkeeper looked after us very well. The city of Strasbourg, a name that we are used to connect to the headquarters of the European parliament, houses a beautiful old quarter, criss-crossed by numerous canals deriving from the River Rhine and full of medieval houses in half-timbered façades. I don’t know why, but in these old streets I was all the time expecting to find a stinking mob cheering some poor prisoner’s execution just around every corner…

Strasbourg 2

Perhaps the only frustration this trip has left in me, apart from having spent too little time with friends, is not having bought a traditional kugelhopf mold in Strasbourg. Does this word sound familiar? For those who’ve never heard about it, kugelhopf is a sweet bread enriched with butter and eggs, related to brioche, with a characteristic grooved shape and a central hole. Its introduction in France is attributed to Marie Antoinette (originally from Austria, therefore) and its name appears to derive from its resemblance to a hat used in the Middle Ages, named gugelhut. This cake is completely naturalized now in the Alsace region, where there is no family gathering or celebration without it. It is baked in a terracotta glazed mold from Soufflenheim, nicely decorated. I didn’t buy one not only because they’re not exactly cheap, but especially for its bulky size.

Strasbourg 4

But as I did buy a book with typical Alsatian recipes, here goes the famous bread. I do have a kugelhopf-like silicone mold, although less tall.

Kugelhopf 3

Kugelhopf or Köjlupf (recipe from Mon Alsace gourmande, Simone Morgenthaler)
For 2 molds of about 20cm diameter

  • 900g bread flour
  • 150g sugar
  • 15g salt
  • 300g unsalted butter
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 400ml milk
  • 40g fresh baker’s yeast
  • 150g raisins (I didn’t add them, my kids wouldn’t have eaten the bread)
  • 75g whole almonds
  • 1 small glass kirsch (optional)
  • Icing sugar for sprinkling
  1. Let all the ingredients get to room temperature.
  2. Prepare a leaven with the yeast, half the milk and the right amount flour to make a batter-dough of medium consistency (I added 120g, but according to the subsequent results, I advise to add at least twice as much for the reasons explained below). Leave to ferment, well covered in a warm place.
  3. In a different bowl mix the remaining flour with the salt, sugar, eggs and remaining milk. This second dough was tough as a brick in my case, even after having reduced the amount of flour in 100 grams from the original. I think I messed up and more flour is needed in the leaven, so that the second dough is more manageable. Or maybe larger eggs should be used… Knead for 15 minutes. In my case I was on the verge of getting hurt because of the toughness of the dough and I added a bit more milk.
  4. When the leaven has doubled in volume, add it to this second dough. I sweated and toiled to mix something as soft as the leaven into something so hard, I almost lost my tendons in the attempt. And I appreciate my tendons a lot, they’ve been with me all my life… But surely the funniest task of all was adding the butter, after the leaven was incorporated… I had great fun, as well as getting sore hands and get into butter up to my eyebrows. I had to do this in three runs, because the dough was rebellious and shameless. After a while (I lost track of time…) the dough was reasonably uniform and elastic, so after ignoring the window-pane test, I locked the dough in a bowl (step back, you rogue!) and covered it in case it wanted to escape… or attack me. I left it to proof. Although I knew it would proof only if it wanted to… such a character. It took about two hours.
  5. Once doubled, tip the dough on the countertop and flatten with your hands to deflate, and incorporate the raisins and kirsch if desired. Anything containing alcohol is a good addition. I tell you. Although I should have added the alcohol to the damn dough while kneading, to narcotize it… Butter and flour the molds. I only have one Kugelhopf-like mold, so I used a loaf pan too. Placed the almonds on the bottom of both molds. Divide the dough and place it in the molds, which should be filled to something in between 2/3 and 3/4 of the height.
  6. Preheat the oven to 200ºC (air) while the dough undergoes the second fermentation, it should reach the edge of the pans. Bake in the oven about 20 minutes, after which the temperature can be lowered to 190ºC if the tops brown in excess. Continue baking another 20 minutes, that is 40 minutes baking in total. You can also cover the breads with foil. Remove the breads from the oven and unmold on a wire rack. Leave to cool and sprinkle with the icing sugar.

The breads were a bit too brown because of not having used the super-perfect-dreamy terracotta mold… when I say I «need» something it’s because life is difficult without it. The bread is delicious, not sweet at all and with a salty punch. And if you have leftovers, it’s perfect for French toasts… yum.

Kugelhopf 1

I’m sending this bread to Susan’s Wild Yeast for the weekly YeastSpotting.

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  1. jelena dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 2:15 pm

    What a great trip you had! I can only imagine. Those terracota molds look apsolutly amasing. I would only be afraid to brake one, so I prefer things that are unbrakeable. I would keep those as a souvenir. Looking forward to your posts!

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  2. Carol Egbert dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 2:22 pm

    Congratulations for sticking to it – even with butter in your eyebrows.

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  3. Laura @ SweetSavoryPlanet dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 3:28 pm

    I would be interesting to try a leavened sweet bread like this, kugelhopf. I will have to ask my German neighbors about this – his family had a well known bakery in Germany.

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  4. 5 Star Foodie dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 8:49 pm

    Your trip sounds amazing! Denmark and Alsace might be our destinations for the next summer trip. Love the Kugelhopf!

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  5. Mari dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 9:03 pm

    This is a wonderful recipe. I have an orange version of it and it tastes delicious.

    Thanks for sharing this information a wonderful pictures.

    Have a great day 🙂

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  6. Belinda @zomppa dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 10:01 pm

    Gorgeous photos! I want some of that cake…and I wish I was there!!!!

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  7. fromBAtoParis dice

    1 septiembre, 2010 en 10:15 pm

    At last, Miriam !!! I was missing you already !!
    Beautiful pictures…I love Strasbourg…and definitely, I would adore having breakfast tomorrow with your delicious Kugelhopt !!!

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  8. bellini valli dice

    2 septiembre, 2010 en 3:56 pm

    Thanks for sharing your journey with us through delightful photos and delicious food:D

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  9. Debbie dice

    3 septiembre, 2010 en 7:15 am

    I want to use your trip as a guide for MY next trip, you must have had a fabulous time! And that cake looks delish!

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  10. Ann Marie dice

    3 septiembre, 2010 en 3:39 pm

    Beautiful pictures! I really enjoyed reading this entry. your cake turned out so lovely! I am still working on getting my food pictures right, but they never come out as I want them too!

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  11. Madam Chow dice

    3 septiembre, 2010 en 4:41 pm

    To me it looks delicious, not too brown at all. And I love all the lovely photos!

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  12. Food obsessed dice

    3 septiembre, 2010 en 5:39 pm

    I am from Strasbourg and live in NYC. Did you know you could add smoked ham and green olives to the dough to make a savory version ?

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  13. hobby baker dice

    3 septiembre, 2010 en 11:37 pm

    I have had miniature kugelhopf molds sitting around for nigh on 12 years I think. This looks so delightful, I think I will have to break them in!

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  14. Sara @ OneTribeGourmet dice

    4 septiembre, 2010 en 6:39 am

    Miriam, your kugelhopf looks delicious!! I was in your Beautiful city in June and Loved every minute of my stay in Madrid!!! 🙂
    Congrats on making the Top 9!!!

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  15. What A Dish! dice

    4 septiembre, 2010 en 1:26 pm

    I’ve been to the Alsace and seen those Kugelhopfs! Thanks for posting the recipe here- I might try it sometime. That area of Europe is beautiful- love all the photos!

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  16. katharine @ agirlinmadrid.com dice

    6 septiembre, 2010 en 6:10 pm

    I especially love the first photo- stunning and dreamy.

    Katharine
    agirlinmadrid.com
    gastronomy and everyday life in Spain

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  17. Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron dice

    8 septiembre, 2010 en 9:57 pm

    The trip sounded amazing!! I love your photos that can tell the story. Not to mention a great cake and recipe you have!

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  18. Sarah dice

    23 septiembre, 2010 en 8:45 pm

    What pretty pictures, irresistible. Your vacation by the sea with your family sounds lovely- would love to visit that part of the world one day. (and now I feel I need a waffle iron)

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  19. Cherine dice

    6 octubre, 2010 en 12:01 pm

    Lovely post, i was in strasboug last weekend and i loved it. Your kugelhopf looks fabulous!

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