I always loved the yeast coffee cake my grandmother made. I tried to make it myself, but it always seemed like a chore. Messing with yeast starter, looking for warm place to accommodate raising of the cake… too much trouble. Today, I still love grandma’s yeast coffee cake, but I found an easier way to make it.
INGREDIENTS:
Dough:
4 ½ cups - all purpose flour
¾ cup - granulated sugar
4 ½ tsp - dry yeast
1 tsp - salt
½ cup - unsalted butter
2 - eggs
¾ cup - milk
½ cup - water
1 tsp - vanilla extractOptional: 8oz - Jam of choice
Crumbs:
½ cup - granulated sugar
½ cup - all purpose flour
¼ cup - unsalted butter
EQUIPMENT:1 Large bowl,
1 Small bowl,
1 Large wooden spoon,
1 Wisk or fork,
13” x 15” baking pan,
1 Cotton cloth towel.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix all dry ingredients (including yeast) in a bowl, melt butter,
2. Wisk eggs in a separate bowl, add to the dry mixture; add milk and water, then add the melted butter and vanilla. Mix all with big wooden spoon until the dough is smooth,
3. Cover the bowl with the cotton cloth towel and place in the warm place for the dough to rise for 1 to 1 ½ hour. It should double the volume.
4. Prepare the crumbs. Mix flour with sugar, then add melted butter. Mix until crumbs form. The mixture should be somewhat dry and sticky to form clusters.
5. Oil baking sheet (13“ x 15“), dust with flour.
6. After the dough rose spread it in the pan, spread thin layer of jam on top of the dough, then scatter crumbs evenly.
