I remember getting my first bread machine and the thrill of finally being able to make edible yeast bread. For awhile there I was making a loaf or two a week. I made all kinds of crazy concoctions, and most of them I liked. The lovely delay timer enabled us to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread and come home to freshly made pizza dough.
I was so enamored of the bread machine that I bought one for my Mom and sister for Christmas one year—they weren’t so enamored—how odd! My daughter, Abby, has grown up with homemade bread, pizza crust, foccacia, and coffeecakes, and this year, she asked for a bread machine for Christmas! My mother gave her one, and no, it wasn’t the one I’d given her years ago—although hers is still in mint, dare I say it, unused condition.
One of my favorite bread machine cookbooks, and the source for this recipe, is Bread Machine Magic published in 1992. My paperback copy has been used so much it no longer has a cover or spine and has to be held together with a rubber band.
This coffeecake is delicious—sugary, cinnamon-y, and creamy—all the best parts of a cinnamon roll without the extra work and the without the extra pound of butter! There is one thing about this recipe though, it doesn’t keep! It goes stale in about half a day, so make it for a big brunch where it will all get eaten!
Bavarian Coffeecake
For the Bread Machine
INGREDIENTS
- ¾ cup of approximately ½ water and ½ milk or buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 3 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons dry yeast
- 1/3 cup sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup heavy cream
DIRECTIONS
- Place water & milk mixture, egg, flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in pan of a bread machine, then press the DOUGH setting and then START.
- Remove dough from bread machine when machine beeps and place in a 13x9x2″ pan, and pat the dough to fit.
- Cover the pan with a clean kitchen cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled—usually 45-60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- With two fingers punch deep holes all over dough in the pan, then sprinkle the sugar-cinnamon mixture evenly over the dough, and into the indentations.
- Drizzle cream over the top and into indentations—you may decide to punch a few more holes at this point.
- Place in preheated 350° oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven, cool slightly, and serve warm.
Eat it quickly, and eat it all! This coffeecake looses most of its magic after a few hours. Thanks for stopping by today!
I’m going to make this tomorrow morning! I am soooo excited!
I just made this recipe yesterday, late afternoon. (I have the same recipe book, not quite as well used as yours !) Tried a piece last evening and it was very good. I was really pleased to be able to serve it to some guests this afternoon. You can imagine my disappointment when it seemed to be ‘dry’. And you will understand my chuckle when I read your comment “Looses most of its magic after a few hours”. I totally agree … because it was so good, I will make it again, but only to be served the same day ! 🙂
ohhh, so sorry Holly. Yes, this needs to be eaten warm, and shortly after it finishes baking. I don’t know why it dries up, but it does–good reason to have a second piece though!
I’ve been making this for years, also from Bread Machine Magic. However, for the dough part I used a richer dough, basically a 2-lb challah dough: 2 eggs, 1/2 cup veg. oil, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp salt, 4 cups flour, and 1 T. instant yeast. Also, I’ve never had the heavy cream on hand, but substituted 1/3 cup melted butter mixed with 2/3 cup milk. Sometimes I sprinkle slivered almonds on top. This has always made a lovely full pan of delicious coffeecake, which does not become dry at all, probably because of the additional fat in it. I’ve brought this to many church breakfasts and it’s always been a hit.
So happy to hear from you. It was a great book, wasn’t it? Thanks for all the tips and tweeks.