moravian sugar coffee cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
• 1/2 cup chilled butter, diced
• 2 tablespoons chilled butter, diced
• 1 teaspoon evaporated milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 55 mins


• place potatoes and water in a medium saucepan. bring to a boil. boil until the potatoes are tender. drain, reserving 1/2 cup water, and mash. let cool to room temperature.
• place mashed potatoes, reserved water, salt, sugar, mace, 1/2 cup butter, egg, flour and yeast in the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. select dough cycle; press start.
• pat dough a greased 11x13 inch baking sheet. cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). combine the dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and chilled butter in a food processor and pulse until butter is the size of coarse crumbs.
• poke several medium holes in the dough and fill with brown sugar and butter. sprinkle the dough with a few drops of evaporated milk.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cake's edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.