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MORAVIAN COFFEE CAKE

1 pkg dry yeast
1/4 c light brown sugar
1/4 c warm water
2 3/4 c sifted flour
8 T melted butter
1/2 c sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 tsp water
1/2 cup hot mashed potatoes
1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar

Put 1/4 c. warm water in a large bowl, sprinkle in yeast and stir
to dissolve.  Mix in 6 T. melted butter, 1/2 c. sugar, salt, egg
and potato.  Stir well.  Add half the flour and mix with a spoon
until smooth.  Add remaining flour and mix well.  Let rise until
doubled.  Punch down and flatten onto a greased 9 inch square pan.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled.  Preheat oven to
400F.  Combine brown sugar, 2 T.  melted butter, cinnamon, and 1
1/2 tsp. water.  With thumb, make depressions in dough about 1 inch
apart and fill with brown sugar mixture.  Bake 20-25 minutes.
Cool, then drizzle with icing made from powdered sugar, remaining
water, and vanilla to taste.

Printable version: moravian.txt.