Coffee Cake

This is another amazing recipe I got from my mother-in-law Robyn! Happy Eating!

STREUSEL KUCHEN (Coffee Cake)

1 C. milk
1 stick (1/2 C.) butter or margarine
1 C. sugar
½ t. salt
2 eggs, separated
½ C. potato water
½ C. mashed potatoes
1 package yeast
1/3 C. lukewarm water
5 C. flour
Melted butter
Streusel Topping

Scald milk: set aside to cool to lukewarm. Cream butter, sugar, salt, and egg yolks. Add lukewarm milk, potato water and mashed potatoes.

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Add to potato mixture with 3 cups of the flour. Beat until well mixed. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add to dough with remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough. Cover and allow to rise overnight in refrigerator.

Roll pieces of dough into flat cakes large enough to fit greased pie pans. Add flour, if necessary. Cover and let rise for 1 ½ hours. Brush melted butter over the top and sprinkle generously with Streusel Topping. Bake @ 400 about 20 mins. Makes four eight inch cakes.

STREUSEL TOPPING

1 C. sugar
2 t. cinnamon
½ C. flour
6 T. soft butter
Few drops vanilla

Mix thoroughly sugar, cinnamon and flour. Rub in butter, working with a fork to form into crumbs. Add vanilla. Use as directed.