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Dessert
French Coffee Cake
By: Chandra Allen
A delicious French Coffee Cake made with Tillamook Butter and Sour Cream. Perfect for breakfast or dessert, this easy-to-make recipe is sure to be a hit!
75minserves 2 loaves
Ingredients
4 cups flour
1⁄4cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup warm milk
3 eggs separated
1 package yeast
1⁄4cup warm water (100 degrees for dissolving yeast)
2 tsp cinnamon, mixed with 1 c sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
1 1⁄4cup confectioner’s sugar mixed with a little milk for glazing.
raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
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Sift flour, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
Cut in butter until the size of peas.
Add 1 cup warm milk and well-beaten egg yolks, stirring until soft dough is formed.
Add yeast that has dissolved in warm water for 10 minutes. Beat.
Let your dough stand in a cool place (refrigerator) overnight.
Divide dough into two balls. Roll each out into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle.
Spread with egg whites that have been stiffly beaten.
Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture, chopped nuts, raisins or dried cranberries (optional).
Roll up your dough, starting with the long side. Place seam-side down on a greased pan in a warm place until doubled in size.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Frost while warm with confectioner’s sugar glaze. You can eat one Christmas morning and freeze one for New Year’s morning!
