Honey Crunch Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Warm water | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 1-1/2 pkgs. active dry yeast | ||
| Milk | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon | |
| All purpose flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Almonds | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| Raisins | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Egg | 1 , beaten | |
| Butter | 4 Tablespoon (Filling & Topping:) | |
| Sugar | 4 Tablespoon (Filling & Topping:) | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon (Filling & Topping:) | |
| Honey | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling & Topping:) | |
| Almonds | 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Filling & Topping:) | |
Directions
To make yeast dough, stir a pinch of sugar into water; sprinkle with yeast.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Boil milk in a small saucepan.
Stir in remaining sugar and butter; cool.
Sift flour into a large bowl.
Add salt, almonds and raisins.
Stir yeast mixture and egg into milk mixture.
Add to flour, making a dough.
On a floured surface, knead dough until smooth.
Cover and let rise in a warm place 20 minutes.
Grease a 9-inch (23-cm) springform pan.
Roll out dough to a 14x12-inch (35x30-cm) rectangle.
To make filling and topping, spread half of butter over dough.
Sprinkle with half of sugar and cinnamon.
Roll up from shorter side; cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) slices.
Heat remaining butter, honey, remaining sugar and almonds in a small saucepan over low heat.
Pour dissolved honey mixture into pan.
Form balls from dough slices; arrange in pan.
Let rise in a warm place 25 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 F (190°C).
Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until golden.
Invert onto a rack to cool.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Boil milk in a small saucepan.
Stir in remaining sugar and butter; cool.
Sift flour into a large bowl.
Add salt, almonds and raisins.
Stir yeast mixture and egg into milk mixture.
Add to flour, making a dough.
On a floured surface, knead dough until smooth.
Cover and let rise in a warm place 20 minutes.
Grease a 9-inch (23-cm) springform pan.
Roll out dough to a 14x12-inch (35x30-cm) rectangle.
To make filling and topping, spread half of butter over dough.
Sprinkle with half of sugar and cinnamon.
Roll up from shorter side; cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) slices.
Heat remaining butter, honey, remaining sugar and almonds in a small saucepan over low heat.
Pour dissolved honey mixture into pan.
Form balls from dough slices; arrange in pan.
Let rise in a warm place 25 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 F (190°C).
Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until golden.
Invert onto a rack to cool.
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