Grandma Wade's Coffee Cake submitted by karen waterbury
Description
This is a recipe that my Grandma made for her family, then my mom made for us. I now enjoy making these for my family. I'm not sure where my grandma got this recipe. This is the best coffee cake we've ever had. Enjoy! (This is a recipe of Karen Waterbury-Karen Johnson's sister-in-law.)

Directions
Combine scalded milk shortening, sugar, and salt; cool to lukewarm.

Soften yeast in lukewarm water; stir and combine with cooled milk mixture; add about half the flour; add the beaten eggs; beat well. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough; mix thoroughly.

Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and satiny.

Place dough in a warm greased bowl; brush surface very lightly with melted shortening; cover and let rise in a warm place (80- 85 degrees F) about 2 hours or until doubled in bulk.

Turn out on a board and shape into cakes or rolls. Put in pans and cover and let rise ½ to ¾ hour or until doubled in bulk. Put on topping and bake in 375 degree oven.




Ingredients
v Cakes:
v Milk, scalded, 1¼ cups
v Shortening (part or all butter) melted, 1 cup
v Sugar, 1 cup
v Salt, 1 teaspoon
v Compressed yeast, 2 cakes
v Water, lukewarm, ¼ cup
v Flour, 6-7 cups
v Eggs, beaten, 4

v Topping:
v 3 cup butter
v 3 cup sugar
v 6 cup flour