Libbie's Czech Apple Coffee Cake
Recipe: #19900
July 03, 2015
Categories: Breads, Desserts, Cakes, Apple, Raisin, Eastern European, Brunch, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Potluck, Low Fat, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, Yeast Bread, Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
"A very old recipe made with yeast, apples, raisins. Makes 2 cakes. Recipe says you can use fresh or canned apples; no amount of apples given. I used 3 each cake"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (283.4 g)
- Calories 473.5
- Total Fat - 9.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.8 g
- Cholesterol - 20.8 mg
- Sodium - 415.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 88.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
- Sugars - 26.8 g
- Protein - 9.3 g
- Calcium - 30.5 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Dissolve yeast with 1 tablespoon sugar in 1 cup warm water; let proof for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Put in mixing bowl 2 cups warm water, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, egg, melted shortening, a little lemon flavoring, and 6 cups flour sifted, and raisins.
Step 3
Few raisins can be added, pressed into dough after dough is in pan.
Step 4
This will not be stiff but sticky on fingers.( this is very soft dough i used pam in pan and n top of dough ).
Step 5
Let rise 2 hours.( this was a little long rise until doubled the temps were cooler in those old farm houses ).
Step 6
Put in two 9x13 greased pans.
Step 7
Using melted shortening in your hand to spread dough after it rises about 1 hour.(again until doubled )punch down
Step 8
Put sliced apples or canned apples on top (I would put cinnamon sugar mixture on now)(. cover with tin foil ).
Step 9
Let rise 1 more hour.( until doubled ).
Step 10
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes until done i had at 425 for 30 it was to fast
Step 11
Remove from oven and cover with sour cream, sugar and/or cinnamon.
Tips
No special items needed.