Praline Pull-Apart Coffee Cake

By 1For_Him

I developed this recipe for our church youth fund-raiser. We sold the cakes frozen and ready-to-bake.

Ingredients

• TOPPING:
• 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup sugar, divided
• 1-1/2 cups warm water (110° to 115°), divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 to 5-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, melted

Details

Servings 30
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in 1/4 cup warm water; let stand for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the butter, eggs, milk powder, salt, yeast mixture, remaining sugar and water and 2-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Sprinkle pecans into two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, vanilla and salt; sprinkle over pecans. Drizzle with butter.

Divide dough in half; shape each portion into 15 balls. Place over topping. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly doubled, about 45 minutes.

Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute; invert onto a serving platter. Yield: 2 coffee cakes (15 servings each).

Editor's Note: Coffee cakes may be frozen before baking and thawed for 4 hours in the refrigerator. Place in a cold oven; set oven to 375°. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until browned.