coffee cake


1/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 to 7/8 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
mix ingredients
pat dough into greased 9-inch round, or 5x7" oblong cake pan

the topping
1 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
drizzle butter over dough
in small bowl, mix sugar cinnamon and nuts, sprinkle onto butter
cover; let rise in warm place
bake in preheated oven (375F) 20 to 25 minutes
until golden brown
cool 10 minutes in pan on rack

drizzle with powdered sugar glaze if desired

powdered sugar glaze

1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 or 2 tablespoons water or milk
1 teaspoon butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
in bowl, combine ingredients and blend until smooth
spread or drizzle glaze on slightly warm coffee cake or sweet rolls. makes enough to cover 1 coffee cake

spookypie bows ;)