German Coffee Cake

By carlene20

Ingredients

• 1 pkg dry yeast
• 1/2 cup water, lukewarm
• 3/4 cup milk, lukewarm
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 3 1/4 cup flour
• 1 egg

Preparation

Step 1

Add together yeast, water, milk - let stand about 5 minutes. To yeast mixture, whisk in sugar, salt, nutmeg, stir well. Add flour and stir. Add 1 egg, slightly beaten and stir well. Cover and let rise til double in bulk, about 1 hour.

Grease 3 8in pans with butter. Rub spoon with butter and divide dough evenly in 3 pans. Cover again and let rise til double in bulk, about an hour.

Meanwhile, make topping: combine 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1 stick butter, softened until crumbly.

When cakes have risen, melt 3 tbls butter, pour evenly over three cakes. Then add topping evenly to 3 cakes. Bake at 375*about 20 minutes.