Experiments
This is one that Becki created.
Original Recipe:
Cinnamon Nut Coffee Cake:
Baking at High Altitude Cookbook; 1965
Topping:
1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tblsp flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c chopped nuts
2 tblsp melted butter or margarine
Mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon and nuts.
Blend in butter or margarine. Set aside until batter is mixed.
1 1/2 c sifted all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c hydrogenated shortening
1 egg
1/2 c plus 2 tblsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Sift flour, then measure. Add baking powder, salt and sugar to flour and sift into medium sized mixing bowl.
Using pastry blender or two knives, cut shortening into flour until mixture looks like coarse meal. Set aside.
Beat eggs with hand rotary beater until foamy. Stir in milk and vanilla.
Add egg and milk mixture to flour mixture and blend.
Pour half the batter into greased pan. Spread evenly over bottom of pan.
Sprinkle with half the brown sugar topping.
Pour remaining batter into pan and sprinkle with other half of topping.
Bake in 400°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
Serve from pan while warm.
Becki's Modified Recipe:
Peach Cinnamon Nut Coffee Cake:
Topping:
1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tblsp flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c chopped nuts
2 tblsp melted butter or margarine
Mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon and nuts.
Blend in butter or margarine. Set aside until batter is mixed.
1 1/2 c sifted all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp dbaking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c shortening
1 egg
1/2 c plus 2 tblsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 medium sized peaches finely diced.
Sift flour, then measure. Add baking powder, salt and sugar to flour and sift into medium sized mixing bowl.
Using pastry blender or two knives, cut shortening into flour until mixture looks like coarse meal. Set aside.
Beat eggs with hand rotary beater until foamy. Stir in milk and vanilla.
Add egg and milk mixture to flour mixture and blend.
Pour the batter into greased pan. Spread evenly over bottom of pan.
Spread finely diced peaches onto batter.
Sprinkle with the brown sugar topping.
Bake in 400°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
Either serve warm in pan or can be reheated.
Next time will divide the batter in half as the original recipe did.
September 2006
