Lincoln Log Coffee Cake Recipe
In my personal opinion, this Lincoln Log Coffee Cake stands Numero Uno in the world and I cannot contain my urge to offer this to you. Whether you are an amateur cook or a professional chef, I recommend the Lincoln Log Coffee Cake for the sheer joy of cooking it.
Ingredients
2-3 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 egg
Chocolate Icing
Filling
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg yolk
Directions
1 Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Heat milk, water, and butter to hot (120-130°F).
2 Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add egg and enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Mix thoroughly.
3 Knead on lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes.
4 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
5 Make filling: Cream the cheese with sugar until light and fluffy. Then blend in egg yolk.
6 Punch down dough. Roll dough into a 9 x 12-inch rectangle.
7 Spread with cheese filling, leaving 1/2 inch of dough all around edge. Roll up jelly-roll style to form 12-inch roll. Seal edges and place on greased baking sheet.
8 Using scissors, cut slits % through dough at 1-inch intervals.
9 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 45 minutes.
10 Bake in a preheated 350°F oven about 25 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack. Cover with Chocolate Icing to look like bark.
2 Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add egg and enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Mix thoroughly.
3 Knead on lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes.
4 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
5 Make filling: Cream the cheese with sugar until light and fluffy. Then blend in egg yolk.
6 Punch down dough. Roll dough into a 9 x 12-inch rectangle.
7 Spread with cheese filling, leaving 1/2 inch of dough all around edge. Roll up jelly-roll style to form 12-inch roll. Seal edges and place on greased baking sheet.
8 Using scissors, cut slits % through dough at 1-inch intervals.
9 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 45 minutes.
10 Bake in a preheated 350°F oven about 25 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack. Cover with Chocolate Icing to look like bark.
