Almond Coffee Cake

Dry

• 3 cups flour (~380 g)
• 2 tsp. sugar (~8 g)
• 1 tsp. salt (~6 g)
• 2 tsp. sugar, put in yeast (~8 g)
• 1 cake yeast

Wet

• 1/2 cup butter (~115 g)
• 1/4 cup milk (~60 g)
• 1/2 pint sweet cream (~240 g)
• 3 egg yolks (~50 g)

1. 1

   Sift the flour, sugar and salt; add the butter and work into a batter until it is like pie dough.

2. 2

   Heat the milk to the scalding point and cool.

3. 3

   Add the 2 tsp. sugar and crumbled yeast.

4. 4

   Stir until the yeast dissolves. Beat the egg yolks.

5. 5

   Add the cream and yeast. Stir all liquids into the flour mixture, put in a greased bowl and place in the refrigerator overnight.

6. 6

   Form rolls as you like. Let rise 1 1/2 hours.

7. 7

   Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees.

8. 8

   Frost with confectioners icing and sprinkle with sliced almonds.