Washington's Coffee Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1/2 Tablespoon | |
| Warm water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Milk | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Unsalted butter | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Light brown sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), firmly packed (Filling) | |
| 2/3 cup pitted tart cherries, fresh, canned, or frozen | ||
| Pecans | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Filling) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1/2 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/4 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Ground allspice | 1/4 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Icing | ||
| Confectioner’s sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (Filling) | |
| Milk | 1 Tablespoon (Filling) | |
Directions
1 Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Heat milk, sugar, salt, and 3 tablespoons butter to warm (105°€”115°F).
2 Combine yeast mixture, flour, milk mixture, and egg. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
3 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
4 Punch down dough. Roll into a 6-inch square. Place on greased baking sheet. Mix filling ingredients.
5 Spread cherry filling down center third. Using scissors, snip sides toward center at 1-inch intervals. Fold strips of dough over filling, alternating from side to side.
6 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 30 minutes.
7 Bake in a preheated 350°F oven about 30€”35 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Make icing. Drizzle over coffee cake.
2 Combine yeast mixture, flour, milk mixture, and egg. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
3 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
4 Punch down dough. Roll into a 6-inch square. Place on greased baking sheet. Mix filling ingredients.
5 Spread cherry filling down center third. Using scissors, snip sides toward center at 1-inch intervals. Fold strips of dough over filling, alternating from side to side.
6 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 30 minutes.
7 Bake in a preheated 350°F oven about 30€”35 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Make icing. Drizzle over coffee cake.
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