BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERGER CAKE†

(BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERGER KUCHEN)

4          cups all-purpose flour

    1/2   cup sugar and another

    1/3   cup sugar

1          package active dry yeast

1          cup milk (warm)

1          stick (8 tablespoons) butter or margarine (melted)

3          egg yolks

    3/4   cup ricotta cheese (discard any liquid)

    1/2   lb. grapes (red or green)

3          medium apples

2          oz. almonds (slivered)

Place the flour in a large bowl and stir in the yeast and 1/2 cup sugar.  Pour the warm milk over it, add 2 egg yolks and the melted butter or margarine and mix well.  Turn out on the counter and knead quickly into a smooth dough.  Place the dough into a bowl and cover it.  Let it stand in a warm place for 25 minutes.  Wash the grapes, dry them, cut into halves and set aside.  Peel, quarter and slice the apples real thin and put aside.  Roll dough into a 19” X 14” rectangle.  Stir 1/3 cup sugar and the remaining 1 egg yolk into the ricotta cheese and spread it over the dough leaving 1/2" around the edge bare.  Place the apple slices on the cheese mixture and sprinkle the grapes over it.  Roll up tightly starting with the 14” side.  Place on a greased cookie sheet seam down.  Brush milk over the roll and press the almonds over the top and sides.  Bake in a preheated oven at 380-390º for 35-45 minutes.  Let it cool before slicing.

Makes 1 cake