Traditional Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup milk, scalded and slightly cooled
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 50 mins


• dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup lukewarm water.
• in a large bowl, slowly pour hot milk into the eggs, whisking constantly. stir in 1/2 cup sugar and salt. mix in 1/2 cup melted butter. when mixture is room temperature, pour in the dissolved yeast. add the flour and mix well.
• turn dough out on floured board. knead until smooth, about 10 to 15 minutes. place in greased bowl, and cover. let rise in warm place until double in volume, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. punch dough down. turn over, and let rise again for 45 minutes.
• in a small bowl, combine 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon. form dough into walnut-sized balls. dip each ball in melted butter and roll it in cinnamon sugar. pile loosely into a 10-inch bundt pan. cover and let rise again until double in volume, about 30 minutes.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. reduce temperature to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c), and continue baking until golden brown, about 30 minutes more.