## Scandinavian Coffee Cake

## Ingredients

    1/2 cup milk
    1/2 cup shortening
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 package active dry yeast
    1/4 cup warm (not hot) water
    3 cup sifted enriched Flour
    2 eggs, beaten
    melted butter, or margarine
    2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    2 teaspoon cinnamon

## Directions

    Scald milk.
    Add shortening, sugar, and salt.
    Stir until sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.
    Dissolve yeast in water; combine with milk mixture.
    Stir in half the flour; add eggs; beat well.
    Add enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough.
    Turn out on lightly floured board; knead till smooth and elastic.
    (See recipe for white bread) put in a greased bowl; brush with shortening; cover; let rise in a warm place, 80° to 85° till double in bulk (about 2 hours).
    Turn out on floured board; roll into a rectangle 8 by 12 inches.
    Brush with butter.
    Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
    Roll up like jelly roll; shape into a ring on greased baking sheet; pinch ends.
    From the outside, cut through the ring toward center almost all the way through in 1- inch slices.
    Fan out slices slightly to side.
    Brush with shortening; cover; let rise about 45 minutes or till double in bulk.
    Meanwhile set oven for moderate 375f.
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
    While warm spread with confectioners' sugar icing; sprinkle with chopped walnuts.


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