Christmas Tree Coffee Cake
Yield
1 CakePrep
2 hrsCook
20 minReady
3 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
yeast, compressed
or 1 pk dry yeast |
* |
| ¾ | cup |
milk
scalded |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 3 | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted, (plus more as necessary) |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 | cup |
rolled oats
uncooked, (quick or oldfashioned) |
|
| ½ | cup |
candied fruit
mixed, diced |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
yeast, compressed
or 1 pk dry yeast |
* |
| 177 | ml |
milk
scalded |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 79 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted, (plus more as necessary) |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 237 | ml |
rolled oats
uncooked, (quick or oldfashioned) |
|
| 118 | ml |
candied fruit
mixed, diced |
*
|
Directions
Soften yeast in lukewarm water. (Use warm water for dry yeast.) Pour scalded milk over sugar, salt and butter. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in 1 cup flour and eggs. Add softened yeast and oats. Combine ¼ cup flour and candied fruits; stir to coat fruits evenly with flour. Add to dough; mix well. Stir in enough more flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out on lightly floured board or canvas; knead until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes. Round dough into ball; place in greased bowl; brush lightly wtih melted shortening. Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down; cover; let rest 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. From one half, pinch off 17 pieces of dough; shape to form balls. Arrange balls in the shape of a Christmas tree on greased cooky sheet. Brush lightly with melted butter. Repeat with other half of dough. Cover; let rise in warm place until nearly double in size, about 1 hour.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F.) about 20 minutes. Decorate with confectioners' sugar frosting and candied citron.
