German Coffee Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 c. scalded milk
• ^ c. melted butter
• I c. milk (scalded and cooled)
• ^ yeast cake
• 2 c. flour
• 2 eggs
• I tsp. salt
• I c. sugar
• Flour to make a soft dough

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve the yeast and make a sponge of the first three ingredients when milk has cooled sufficiently.

2. 2

   Let this rise 1 hr.

3. 3

   Beat the eggs well and add sugar, butter, milk, salt, and measured flour.

4. 4

   Mix well and add the sponge, using enough more flour to form a very soft dough.

5. 5

   Put to rise in half-filled pans, and when risen to top, bake in the same pans.

6. 6

   Before baking moisten the top of the dough with the following ingredients mixed well together: 1 tb. melted butter, 1 tb. flour, 1 c. sugar, and 2 tsp. cinnamon.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The practical cookbook (1917) by Margaret W. Howard, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

i tsp. salt lb. shortening ^ yeast cake tb, sugar Flour Dissolve yeast in a little lukewarm water. Add sugar, salt, dissolved yeast, and melted shortening to the squash. Mix well and stir in enough flour to make a dough about as stiff as for raised bread. Knead lightly, let rise to double its bulk ; shape into biscuits, put into gem-pans, let rise again, and bake 25 to 30 min. in a moderate oven. German Coffee Cakes 1 c. scalded milk ^ c melted butter I J c. flour I c. milk (scalded and cooled) ^ yeast cake 2 c. flour 2 eggs 1 tsp. salt I c. sugar Flour to make a soft dough

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