Fruit Lattice Coffee Cake
- 34 cup fruit preserves
- 12 cup butter, softened
- 12 cup almonds, chopped
- 12 cup sugar
- 2 12 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 individual package)
- 14 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
- 34 cup butter
- 13 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 34 cup light cream (half 'n' half)
- 14 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon water
- Soften yeast in the warm water.
- Make the fruit filling: mix well the preserves, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup almonds, and 1/2 cup sugar.
- Set aside.
- Mixer bowl: Cream together butter, sugar, salt.
- Add 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk (reserving the white), one at a time, to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in 4 cups flour alternately with the yeast and light cream.
- Mix, but do not beat.
- Set aside 1 cup of the dough and spread the remainder in 2 well greased 9x9x2 inch baking pans.
- Cover both dough squares in each pan with the pie filling.
- Lattice top: blend 1/4 cup flour into reserved dough.
- Roll out on floured surface to a 9-inch square and cut into 16 strips.
- Arrange 8 strips in lattice pattern over fruit filling in each pan.
- Beat together reserved egg white and water; brush over strips of dough.
- Cover and let rise in warm place till touble (1 to 1 1/4 hours).
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Bake both cakes for 20 to 25 minutes.
fruit preserves, butter, almonds, sugar, active dry yeast, water, butter, sugar, salt, eggs, allpurpose, light cream, flour, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruit-lattice-coffee-cake-260909 (may not work)