Placek Z Kruszonka

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 ounces softened butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 5 large eggs (beaten with the salt)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional, my grandmother didn't use it)
• 1 1/2 cups dark raisins (optional, my grandmother didn't use raisins)

Recipe

• 1 place sugar and butter in a large bowl or stand mixer. scald the milk, and pour it into the bowl with sugar and butter. stir until butter is completely melted. let cool to 110 degrees.
• 2 add yeast and mix well. add egg-salt mixture and half the flour, stirring constantly. add the vanilla and raisins, if using, and mix well. add the remaining flour and mix well. the dough will be sticky.
• 3 turn out into a greased bowl and cover with greased plastic wrap. let rise until doubled. grease two (9x5-inch) loaf pans and make the crumb topping in a medium bowl by combining flour and sugar, and cutting in the butter with your fingers. set aside.
• 4 using slightly dampened hands, punch down dough and divide it in half. place in prepared pans. sprinkle half the crumb topping on each cake. place on a baking sheet (to catch any crumbs that fall off while baking), cover with greased plastic wrap, and let rise until dough mounds slightly over the top.
• 5 heat oven to 300 degrees and bake 50 minutes or until instant-read thermometer registers 190 degrees. remove from oven. cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool coffee cakes completely on their side on a wire rack. best if eaten within a few days of making, but freezes nicely.