Cherry Cheese Kuchen

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling, solo brand
• 1 1/2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine dry yeast and 1 cup flour in large mixing bowl. heat together milk, sugar, butter and salt until warm, stirring to melt butter. add to flour mixture along with egg.
• 2 beat at high speed for 1/2 minute, scraping sides of bowl. by hand, stir in remaining flour to make soft dough. turn into a greased bowl, turn once, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 to 3 hours.
• 3 grease 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. pat dough evenly in prepared pan, forming ridge around edges.
• 4 spread with cherry filling. let rise in warm place until almost double, about 45 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 375°f bake for 15 minutes.
• 6 combine ingredients for cheese topping and beat until smooth. spread over cherry filling.
• 7 combine crumb topping ingredients and sprinkle atop cheese filling.
• 8 bake 10 minutes longer or until filling is set. cut into squares.