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Alsatian Gugelhupf

Alsatian kugelhopf

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Alsatian Gugelhupf with a soft, risen dough, featuring finely chopped almonds, baked in a buttered pan: a simple yet delicious cake.

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Recipe from Nina, Klaus Eifert, MichaelFrey and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The Kouglof, also known as Gugelhupf, is the iconic, light, and airy cake from Alsace: a soft, buttery dough studded with almonds, baked in a ring-shaped mold. This recipe is simple and requires only two rises.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.74 $0.48 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.19
  • $0.80
  • $1.40
  • $2.77
  • $0.46
  • $0.08
  • $0.00
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the crumbled yeast with warm milk and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a small bowl, and let it sit at room temperature.
  2. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Add the sugar, eggs, salt, melted and cooled butter, and the yeast. Then, mix with a mixer for at least 5 minutes, until a smooth dough forms.
  3. Cover and let rise in a warm place until the dough has noticeably doubled in size. Knead again at maximum speed, then briefly incorporate the almonds at medium speed.
  4. Grease the baking dish and line it with blanched almonds, then pour in the batter. Let it rise again in a warm place.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 170-190 °C (with a fan-assisted function) for 45 to 50 minutes.

The bill

Alsatian kugelhopf

  • 200 g of lukewarm milk$0.19
  • 500 g of wheat flour$0.80
  • 3 to 4 eggs$1.40
  • 200 to 400g of melted butter, cooled (or margarine)$2.77
  • 50 g of blanched almonds, slivered$0.46
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.08
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04

Total$5.74

that's $0.48 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of lukewarm milk
  • 500 g of wheat flour
  • 3 to 4 eggs
  • 200 to 400g of melted butter, cooled (or margarine)
  • 50 g of blanched almonds, slivered
  • 1 cube of fresh yeast, crumbled
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of salt

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