Christmas Coffee Cake

[Mike Nolan]

This recipe is one my wife's grandmother made, especially at Christmas. We have tried it several times and my wife was always disappointed with the results. I suspect the sour cream her grandmother was using was cream from the farm that had gone sour. Creme fraiche or soured heavy cream might work better than cultured 'sour cream', which has a lot less fat in it.

Yield: 2 10 x 14 pans

Mix together and proof yeast for 10 minutes:

2 packages yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon flour
1/2 cup warm water

Dough:

1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
4 1/2 to 5 cups flour
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon orange juice

Topping:

2 cups very thick sour cream
3 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2/3 cup fine bread crumbs

Mix sugar, salt and shortening. Combine eggs, 2 cups of flour, milk and orange juice and mix well, then add yeast and mix well again. Add remaining flour and knead for 5 minutes. Allow to rise in a warm place until it has doubled (about an hour), then punch down and allow to nearly double again.

Preheat oven to 375.

Divide in half and roll each half out to fit in a 10 x 14 pan. Let rise for 10 minutes then press edges of dough into sides of pan. Spread topping on dough and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake 20-25 minutes or until light brown.

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