Lütte Raisin Cake

Most people are familiar with sultana cake from Easter breakfasts, brunches or afternoon coffee and cake at grandparents' houses. You probably know it in the form of a classic cake. But how about in muffin tins? This makes it easy to take the pastry on a picnic.

A sweet treat is also allowed at the picnic
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Delicious Lütte Raisin Stuten with Jam
© Münsterland e.V./SalzigSüßLecker

Ingredients

For 4 servings:

  • 200 ml milk
  • 300 g flour (type 550)
  • 30 g fresh yeast
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 200 g sultanas
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 packets bourbon vanilla sugar
  • 60 g soft butter + a little for the mould
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg yolk (L)
  • 3 tsp milk
  • 30 g crumb candy
  • 30 g flaked almonds

...and this is how it is done

  1. Warm 75 ml milk to lukewarm. Put the flour in a bowl and make a well. Crumble in the yeast, add 1 tbsp sugar, pour lukewarm milk over it and mix carefully with a little flour from the edge. Cover and leave to rise for 15 minutes. In the meantime, soak the sultanas in lukewarm water.
  2. Heat the remaining milk. Add to the pre-dough with the salt, remaining sugar, vanilla sugar, butter and cinnamon and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth. Drain the sultanas well and knead in. Cover the dough and leave to rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
  3. Grease 12 cavities of a muffin tray and spread the dough on them. Cover again and leave to rise for 15 minutes.
  4. Whisk together the egg yolk and milk. Brush the muffins with the mixture and sprinkle with crumb topping and flaked almonds. Bake in the preheated oven (top/bottom heat: 180 °C/fan oven: 160 °C) for approx. 20 minutes until golden. Remove and leave to cool. Serve with cream cheese and - preferably homemade - jam at a picnic.

Typical Münsterland: In Münsterland, the sultana loaf is traditionally called "Kroamstuten", where "Kroam" is the Low German name for "birth". When a child is born, clubs, friends or work colleagues bring a Kroamstuten to the parents' house in honour of the child.

Here you can enjoy your picnic

The contents of your picnic basket are ready! Now the question is: where are you going to eat these delicious mini sultana tarts? Münsterland has many charming picnic spots to offer. You're spoilt for choice: picnic in the park, by a lake or in front of a castle? Find your ideal place for an outdoor meal below!

Family picnic in Münsterland
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Feasting under the open sky
Picnic areas in the Münsterland
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