Scandinavian Coffee Cake

⏲️ Prep time: 15 min

🍳 Cook time: ≈ 3 hours

🍽️ Servings: 1 cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 package active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm (not hot) water

3 cup sifted enriched Flour

2 eggs, beaten

melted butter, or margarine

2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 teaspoon cinnamon

chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Scald milk.

2. Add shortening, sugar, and salt.

3. Stir until sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.

4. Dissolve yeast in water; combine with milk mixture.

5. Stir in half the flour; add eggs; beat well.

6. Add enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough.

7. Turn out on lightly floured board; knead till smooth and elastic.

8. (See a recipe for white bread) put in a greased bowl; brush with shortening;

cover; let rise in a warm place, 80°-85°F (25°-30°C) till double in bulk

(about 2 hours).

9. Turn out on floured board; roll into a rectangle 8 by 12 inches.

10. Brush with butter.

11. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.

12. Roll up like jelly roll; shape into a ring on greased baking sheet; pinch

ends.

13. From the outside, cut through the ring toward center almost all the way

through in 1- inch slices.

14. Fan out slices slightly to side.

15. Brush with shortening; cover; let it rise for about 45 minutes or till

double in bulk.

16. Meanwhile set oven for moderate 375°F (190°C).

17. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

18. While warm spread with confectioners' sugar icing; sprinkle with chopped

walnuts.