Polish Coffee Crumb Cake Placek Z Kruszonką Food

POLISH COFFEE CRUMB CAKE (PLACEK Z KRUSZONKą)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat milk and butter on medium low heat and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine flour and confectioners sugar. With the mixer set on low speed, slowly add the milk and butter mixture to the flour mixture in a stream until well combined. The batter will be thick. Cool until room temperature, about 1 hour (place in refrigerator to speed up the cooling process).
• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Grease and flour or line with parchment paper a 9 inch x 13 inch x 2 inch pan.
• Using a large-holed grater, grate cold/frozen butter in a bowl. In a separate bowl, stir to combine sugar and flour. Sprinkle over grated butter. With the tips of your fingers, quickly work butter into flour mixture until pea-size crumbs form.
• Using an electric mixer set on low speed, mix into cooled batter eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, and baking powder until just combined. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over top of the batter. Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate 1 hour and up to overnight. Cut into squares and serve.

POLISH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in 1 cup butter until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Mix in the nutmeg, orange extract, vanilla extract, and the yeast mixture. Stir in 3 cups flour and the salt. Stir in 1/3 of the milk mixture. Mix in the remaining flour and milk mixture in two alternating additions. Cover bowl, and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• In a small bowl, prepare the topping by cutting together 1/2 cup butter and 2/3 cups sugar until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 3 10-inch Bundt pans.
• Divide dough into the prepared pans, and sprinkle with the topping mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

BUSIA'S POLISH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve 2 pkgs. dry yeast in the warm water until foamy.
• 2. Heat milk to scalding and remove from heat. Add sugar, salt and butter to the milk. Mix well to blend and cool to lukewarm.
• 3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each. Add yeast mixture, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix in raisins.
• 4. Start adding flour, a cup or two at a time, mixing well for about 5 minutes. Dough will be sticky and wet. Cover dough and raise in a warm spot till double in size.
• 5. While dough is raising mix streusel topping ingredients until crumbly.
• 6. Punch dough down. Grease 2 9x5" loaf pans or 3 smaller ones. Divide dough between the pans, patting down to even out.
• 7. Sprinkle topping over the loaves and let rise in pans until the dough reaches the top of the pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, until loaves are golden brown. (Place pans on a baking sheet to avoid sugar spilling over and making a mess in your oven. Remove pans from oven. Take loaves out of pans and place on a rack to cool.

PLACEK Z KRUSZONKA

Steps:

• Place sugar and butter in a large bowl or stand mixer. Scald the milk, and pour it into the bowl with sugar and butter. Stir until butter is completely melted. Let cool to 110 degrees.
• Add yeast and mix well. Add egg-salt mixture and half the flour, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla and raisins, if using, and mix well. Add the remaining flour and mix well. The dough will be sticky.
• Turn out into a greased bowl and cover with greased plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled. Grease two (9x5-inch) loaf pans and make the crumb topping in a medium bowl by combining flour and sugar, and cutting in the butter with your fingers. Set aside.
• Using slightly dampened hands, punch down dough and divide it in half. Place in prepared pans. Sprinkle half the crumb topping on each cake. Place on a baking sheet (to catch any crumbs that fall off while baking), cover with greased plastic wrap, and let rise until dough mounds slightly over the top.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees and bake 50 minutes or until instant-read thermometer registers 190 degrees. Remove from oven. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool coffee cakes completely on their side on a wire rack. Best if eaten within a few days of making, but freezes nicely.