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Coffee Cakes- Old Fashioned Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 pkg. yeast or 2 T. dry yeast
2 tsp. w. sugar
1/2 c. lukewarm water (100 degrees)
Mix the above ingreds. to make the yeast dissolve.
2 c. lukewarm milk (100 degrees), scalded
1/2 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. w. sugar
1T. salt
4 eggs, well beaten
8 to 8 1/2 c. AP flour
Topping:
sm container of Sour Cream
2 T. br. sugar
Sprinkles of cinnamon
Directions:
Directions:
Do the yeast mixture first. Then, in a pan on stovetop, scald milk. Add butter to milk so it can melt. Cool to 100 degrees. Add yeast mixture to warm milk. Place into a large bowl. Add or fold in the eggs, salt and w. sugar. Gradually add flour. Beat well. Use as much of extra 1/2 c. flour just to make smooth dough. Place dough in a lightly greased large bowl. Cover with a tea towel and let rise about 2 hrs. Knead for 10 mins. Let rest 10 mins. Shape as desired. (Makes 4 or 5 cakes). Let rise again for 1/2 to 3/4 of an hr. Bake at 350º for 20- 25 mins. When cooled,
spread top of cakes with sour cream. Sprinkle with br. sugar and a shake or two of cinnamon on top. You can add chopped nuts if you desire.

 

 

 

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