This old-time yeast coffee cake recipe is "out of this world" good! I use the same dough recipe to make Cinnamon Rolls. It makes 3 small coffee cakes that will be gobbled up as soon as they come hot out of the oven!

Ingredients

12 serv.

DOUGH
yeast2 packages
1/4 ounce
warm water1 cup
shortening↗1⁄4 cup
butter↗1⁄4 cup
salt↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
sugar↗1⁄2 cup
whole milk, scalded↗1 cup
whole eggs, slightly beaten↗2
all-purpose flour↗6 -7 cups
TOPPING
all-purpose flour↗1 cup
sugar↗1⁄2 cup
brown sugar↗1⁄2 cup
cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
cup butter↗1⁄2
cup chopped nuts1⁄4
teaspoon vanilla↗1⁄2

Step-by-step instructions

1
Preheat oven to 200 degrees and turn off.
2
To make dough, melt yeast in warm water.
3
Mix butter, shortening, salt, sugar, hot milk. Add 2 slightly beaten eggs and the proofed yeast. Gradually add 6-7 cups flour, just until soft, semi-sticky dough.
4
Knead 10 minute on floured board.
5
Turn in greased bowl. Cover and let rise in warm oven 1 1/2 hours.
6
Punch dough and divide 3 equal portions into 3 greased 9" cake pans.
7
To make topping, mix 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup each sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and nuts. Sprinkle over the dough.
8
Cover the pans and let rise in warm oven 45 minute.
9
Uncover, and bake 375 degrees 20 minute.
10
Drizzle 1/2 t. vanilla over each cake.

Source: food.com

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