Lütte Raisin Cake
Most people are familiar with sultana cake from Easter breakfasts, brunches or afternoon coffee and cake at grandparents' houses. You probably know it in the form of a classic cake. But how about in muffin tins? This makes it easy to take the pastry on a picnic.
Ingredients
For 4 servings:
- 200 ml milk
- 300 g flour (type 550)
- 30 g fresh yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 200 g sultanas
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 packets bourbon vanilla sugar
- 60 g soft butter + a little for the mould
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 egg yolk (L)
- 3 tsp milk
- 30 g crumb candy
- 30 g flaked almonds
...and this is how it is done
- Warm 75 ml milk to lukewarm. Put the flour in a bowl and make a well. Crumble in the yeast, add 1 tbsp sugar, pour lukewarm milk over it and mix carefully with a little flour from the edge. Cover and leave to rise for 15 minutes. In the meantime, soak the sultanas in lukewarm water.
- Heat the remaining milk. Add to the pre-dough with the salt, remaining sugar, vanilla sugar, butter and cinnamon and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth. Drain the sultanas well and knead in. Cover the dough and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
- Grease 12 cavities of a muffin tray and spread the dough on them. Cover again and leave to rise for 15 minutes.
- Whisk together the egg yolk and milk. Brush the muffins with the mixture and sprinkle with crumb topping and flaked almonds. Bake in the preheated oven (top/bottom heat: 180 °C/fan oven: 160 °C) for approx. 20 minutes until golden. Remove and leave to cool. Serve with cream cheese and - preferably homemade - jam at a picnic.
Typical Münsterland: In Münsterland, the sultana loaf is traditionally called "Kroamstuten", where "Kroam" is the Low German name for "birth". When a child is born, clubs, friends or work colleagues bring a Kroamstuten to the parents' house in honour of the child.
Here you can enjoy your picnic
The contents of your picnic basket are ready! Now the question is: where are you going to eat these delicious mini sultana tarts? Münsterland has many charming picnic spots to offer. You're spoilt for choice: picnic in the park, by a lake or in front of a castle? Find your ideal place for an outdoor meal below!
Münsterland Tourism Centre© Münsterland e.V./Anja Tiwisina