Streuselkuchen (Crumb Cake)
Topping
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup flour; unbleached, unsifted
1/2 cup butter
Cake
2 1/4 cups flour; unbleached, unsifted
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 package yeast; dry
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 egg; large
For topping, mix sugars, cinnamon and flour. Cut in butter until
mixture is crumbly. To make cake, mix 1 cup flour, sugar, salt
and yeast in a large bowl. Place milk and butter in a sauce pan
and
heat until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F). Gradually add to dry
ingredients; beat 2 minutes. Beat in egg and 1 cup flour.
Beat on
high speed for 2 minutes. Stir in enough flour to make a
soft but
stiff batter. Spread batter into a well-greased 9-inch
square cake
pan. Sprinkle with topping. Let rise in a warm place
until double
in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. Bake at 350 degrees F. about 45
minutes
or until done.
Makes 1 9-inch square cake.