Winkler’s Moravian Sugar Cake

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The Local Palate, December 2013/January 2014, page 118.

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Ingredients

  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water, about 110 degrees
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 cup warm water, about 110 degrees
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons dry milk
  • 1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes, dry
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup melted and cooled butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups flour, divided
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup melted and cooled butter

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1. Add yeast to ½ cup warm water and sugar. Set aside until yeast bubbles.

2. Add next 7 ingredients (through eggs) to yeast mixture plus 1 cup of flour and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.

3. With a wooden spoon, add 2 remaining cups of flour. Place in a greased bowl and turn once to grease top of dough; cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

4. Punch dough down and put in a greased shallow pan about 17-inch×12-inch×1-inch. Let rise 30 minutes.

5. Spread evenly in pan and sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and cinnamon. Make shallow indentations with your fingers and dribble with the last ½ cup of melted and cooled butter. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and let dough rise 30 minutes.

6. Bake until gold brown, about 12−15 minutes.

Directions

1. Add yeast to ½ cup warm water and sugar. Set aside until yeast bubbles.

2. Add next 7 ingredients (through eggs) to yeast mixture plus 1 cup of flour and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.

3. With a wooden spoon, add 2 remaining cups of flour. Place in a greased bowl and turn once to grease top of dough; cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

4. Punch dough down and put in a greased shallow pan about 17-inch×12-inch×1-inch. Let rise 30 minutes.

5. Spread evenly in pan and sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and cinnamon. Make shallow indentations with your fingers and dribble with the last ½ cup of melted and cooled butter. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and let dough rise 30 minutes.

6. Bake until gold brown, about 12−15 minutes.