Saturday Breakfasts

Because of frequent requests I am starting a new tradition of Saturday Breakfasts. Some of the baked goods are better appreciated, such as the coffee cake I always make, and some are not such as the various muffins I like to make. I guess I need my little muffin muncher back to help out with the extra muffins. :) I thought I would share the coffee cake recipe with all of you. It is from the Betty Crocker's Cookbook.

Prize Coffee Cake
3/4 C sugar
1/4 C soft shortening
1 egg
1/2 C milk
1 1/2 C flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a square 9x9 pan. Mix sugar, shortening and egg thoroughly. Stir in milk. Measure flour by dip-level-pour method or by sifting. Blend dry ingredients; stir in. Spread batter in pan. Spread only half the batter in the pan. Sprinkle with half the Streusel Mixture. Add the remaining batter and sprinkle remaining Streusel over top. Bake 25 - 35 minutes or until toothpick stuck into center comes out clean. Serve warm. Makes 9 3" squares.

Streusel Mixture
1/2 C brown sugar (packed)
2 Tbsp flour
2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1/2 C chopped nuts

Mix the above ingredients together.

Overtime I've modified the original recipe with the following substitutions:

• Butter instead of shortening in the cake recipe
• Double the cake recipe and bake it in a 9x13 pan (everyone looks forward to the left overs for the next few breakfasts)
• Triple the Streusel Mixture
• Leave out the nuts because Tyler does not like them
• Extremely liberal with the cinnamon measurement

Tonight I am going to make Hot Cross Buns using a brioche bread recipe for Easter Brunch. I will let you know how it turns out.