Cinnamon-Walnut Coffee Cake
- 1 cup (scant) finely chopped walnuts
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 cups Bisquick (buttermilk baking mix)
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 5 teaspoons (or more) whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Mix walnuts, 4 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
- Mix Bisquick and 2 tablespoons sugar in large bowl; add buttermilk and egg and stir until sticky dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto work surface sprinkled with Bisquick; knead 6 to 8 turns until smooth.
- Roll out dough to 12x9-inch rectangle.
- Spread 2 tablespoons butter over, then sprinkle with walnut-sugar mixture, leaving 1-inch border on all sides.
- Starting at 1 long side, roll up jelly-roll style.
- Press roll to flatten slightly.
- Transfer, seam side down, to ungreased baking sheet.
- Using sharp knife, make crosswise cuts 3/4 of the way into roll along 1 long side, spacing cuts 1 inch apart.
- Shape roll into ring, with cuts facing outward; pinch ends together to seal.
- Turn cut slices to lie almost on their sides.
- Bake cake until deep golden brown and baked through, about 25 minutes.
- Cool 10 minutes on sheet.
- Stir 2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over medium heat until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in powdered sugar, 5 teaspoons milk and vanilla, adding more milk by teaspoonfuls if icing is too thick.
- Drizzle icing over warm cake.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
walnuts, sugar, ground cinnamon, bisquick, buttermilk, egg, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cinnamon-walnut-coffee-cake-102191 (may not work)