Easter Nest Coffee Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1 | |
| Milk | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Shortening | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 slightly beaten egg | ||
| Shredded coconut | ||
| Green food coloring | ||
| Confectioners' Icing | ||
| Candy decorations | ||
Directions
Soften yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (110°).
Heat milk, sugar, shortening, and 1 teaspoon salt till sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.
Stir in 7 cup of the flour; beat smooth.
Add softened yeast and egg; beat well.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
Knead on lightly floured surface till smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes).
Place in greased bowl; turn once.
Cover; let rise in warm place till double (about 1 hour).
Punch dough down; divide into thirds.
Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Shape 1/3 of dough into 6 'eggs'; place close together in center of greased baking sheet.
For 'nest', shape remaining dough into two 26-inch ropes; twist together.
Coil around 'eggs' (see photo at left); seal ends.
Cover; let rise in warm place till double (about 1 hour).
Bake at 375° for 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from sheet; cool.
Tint coconut with a few drops of green food coloring.
Frost coffee cake with Confectioners' Icing.
Sprinkle 'eggs' with candy decorations and 'nest' with tinted coconut.
Heat milk, sugar, shortening, and 1 teaspoon salt till sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.
Stir in 7 cup of the flour; beat smooth.
Add softened yeast and egg; beat well.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
Knead on lightly floured surface till smooth and elastic (8 to 10 minutes).
Place in greased bowl; turn once.
Cover; let rise in warm place till double (about 1 hour).
Punch dough down; divide into thirds.
Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Shape 1/3 of dough into 6 'eggs'; place close together in center of greased baking sheet.
For 'nest', shape remaining dough into two 26-inch ropes; twist together.
Coil around 'eggs' (see photo at left); seal ends.
Cover; let rise in warm place till double (about 1 hour).
Bake at 375° for 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from sheet; cool.
Tint coconut with a few drops of green food coloring.
Frost coffee cake with Confectioners' Icing.
Sprinkle 'eggs' with candy decorations and 'nest' with tinted coconut.
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