COFFEE CAKE (Theresa Witkowski's)
1 c. milk
1/4 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
1 t. salt
1 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. warm water
4 eggs, beaten
1 t. vanilla
4-5 c. flour
1 c. golden raisins
Scald milk, butter, sugar and salt; cool til luke warm. Dilute yeast in 1/4 c. warm water with 1 t. sugar. When bubbly, add to the cooled milk mixture. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour and raisins which have been dredged in a little bit of the flour. Knead the dough and let rise til it doubles. Punch down, place dough in 2 greased (9x5 inch) loaf pans and let rise again til doubled. Before baking, brush tops of loaves with beaten egg. Cover with topping. Preheat oven 350° and bake 30-35 minutes.
CRUMB TOPPING:
2/3 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
6 T. soft butter
Mix til crumbly.
Note: the topping was not in the original recipe, but the neighbor who called it in likes it better this way.
March, 2001, Menu Minder
Coffee Cake recipe is published in our March, 2001 Menu Minder.
