Concord Grape Kuchen
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Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
  • Filling:
  • 4 cups Concord grapes
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • Topping:
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 egg yolks
Instructions
  1. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Using a pastry blender, work in butter until mealy. Transfer mixture to an 8-inch square pan and press an even layer over the bottom and about two-thirds up the sides. Chill while preparing filling. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. For filling, wash and drain the grapes. Pinch off skins, putting the pulp into a saucepan and the skins into a bowl. Cook the pulp over low heat for 5-7 minutes or until softened, then work it through a sieve to remove the seeds. Mix together the grape puree, the grape skins, ¾ cup sugar, 3 Tablespoons flour, and the lemon juice. Pour the mixture into the prepared chilled pastry shell and bake for 15 minutes. Whisk together the sour cream and egg yolks. Pour over the grape filling and return to oven. Bake an additional 25-30 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack. Serve the kuchen at room temperature.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/what-a-grape-idea/