Apricot Kuchen

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 egg
• water, 1/2 eggshell full
• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 12 -16 apricots, fresh (depends on their size)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cream butter and 1 cup of the sugar.
• 3 add egg and water.
• 4 stir in flour and baking powder. dough will be stiff.
• 5 press into two greased 9" cake pans with your hands. do not try to push the dough up the sides.
• 6 press halved apricots into the top of the dough, cut side up, placing them as close together as possible while leaving a little gap in between. don't let them touch the sides of the pans.
• 7 sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup sugar over all.
• 8 bake for 30 to 45 minutes, until dough is no longer wet-looking. watch the color of the edges carefully.
• 9 allow the kuchens to cool for at least 10 minutes before removing them from the pans. they break easily, so the old plate-on-top-and-flip technique is best for removing them in their entirety.