Place the milk, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of butter, flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, salt and yeast into the pan of your bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle and press Start.
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Granulated Sugar
Butter
Bread
Dough
All Purpose Flour
Yeast
Milk
Salt
Egg
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Bread Machine
Frying Pan
2
Let the dough rise 25 minutes.
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Dough
3
While the dough is preparing, in a medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, 3/4 cup of white sugar, 3 eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat on high speed 3 to 4 minutes.
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Vanilla Extract
Ricotta Cheese
Granulated Sugar
Dough
Egg
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Bowl
4
Grease a 15x10 inch baking sheet and set aside.
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Baking Sheet
5
Remove dough from bread machine and place on lightly floured surface.
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Bread
Dough
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Bread Machine
6
Roll out dough into rectangular shape to fit baking sheet. Carefully slide dough onto baking sheet. Using a knife or scissors, start on the long sides and cut 1 inch wide strips in towards the center to make approximately 14 strips on each side.
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Dough
Roll
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Baking Sheet
Kitchen Scissors
Knife
7
Cut in only far enough to leave a solid strip about 3 inches wide down the center; with the cut strips forming a "fringe" on each side.
8
Spread the ricotta mixture along the center strip. Fold the side strips over the ricotta mixture, alternating strips from each side. Pinch or twist the strips into knots to seal.
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Ricotta Cheese
Spread
9
Let the kuchen rest.
10
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, prepare the streusel topping by mixing together the brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of butter, and amaretto creamer. Crumble topping over the top of the kuchen.
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Brown Sugar
Amaretto Liqueur
Coffee Creamer
Butter
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Bowl
Oven
11
Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool 20 minutes before serving.