| Mrs cecil lewis 1 c Milk 1/2 c Butter or margarine; melted 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Lemon extract 1/3 c Warm water 1 pk Yeast 1 ts Sugar 2 Eggs; beaten 3 1/2 c Flour; unsifted -----centers----- 1 lb Prunes; cooked and pitted 1/2 c Sugar Butter Sugar Cinnamon Combine milk (canned milk, half milk and half water does not have to be scalded), butter, sugar, salt and flavoring in a mixing bowl. dissove yeast in 1/3 c warm water with 1 t sugar. add yeast mixture and beaten eggs. Add flour and mix well until batter makes a soft dough. Beat with a spoon about 20 times. Let it rise until doubled. Knead gently. Divide dough into 2 portions and roll each to a rectangle. Place dough on a cookie sheet. Put half of prunes in each center and dough down each side towads the center. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place. Dot with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Bake at 350~F until light brown, about 20-25 minutes. Makes 2 large coffeecakes. Margaret Garland DFYX18A Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of Texas, 1976. -----
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