Cherry Lattice Coffee Cake

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 3/4 cup Cherry preserves

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 package Active dry yeast
  • 4 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 1/4 cup Butter
  • 3/4 cup Light cream

• Liquids

  • 1/4 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 package active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water (110 degrees)
• ¾ cup butter
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 4 eggs
• 4¼ cups all-purpose flour, divided
• ¾ cup light cream
• ¾ cup cherry preserves
• ½ cup melted butter
• ½ cup sugar

Directions

• Mix the warm water with 1 teaspoon of sugar. Add the yeast and wait 5-10 minutes to make sure your yeast is active (youll see some foam and the mixture will smell, well, yeasty).
• In a mixing bowl cream together butter, remaining sugar, and salt.
• Add 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk, one at a time, to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. (Reserve 1 egg white.)
• Into the creamed mixture, stir in 4 cups all-purpose flour alternately with the softened yeast and light cream. Mix, but do not beat.
• Set aside 1 cup of the dough and spread the remainder in 2 well-greased 9x9x2-inch baking pans, or a single 9x13 inch pan.
• Combine the cherry preserves, melted butter, and sugar in a small bowl. Stir well.
• Cover the dough in your baking pan (or pans) with the cherry filling.
• Blend ¼ cup all-purpose flour into reserved dough. Roll out on floured surface to one 9-inch square, if youre using two 9x9 pans, then cut into 16 strips. Or, if youre using a 9x13 inch pan, roll the dough into one 4.5 inch x 13 inch square. Cut into seven strips, then cut three of those strips in half.
• Arrange strips in lattice pattern over the top of your cherry filling. If youre making two 9x9 pans, youll have 8 strips in each pan, four going from top to bottom and four going from left to right. If youre making one 9x13 pan, youll have four long strips going across the pan, and six short strips going the other direction.
• Beat together reserved egg white and water; brush over strips of dough.
• Cover the coffee cake and let rise in warm place till it doubles in size (1 to 1¼ hours).
• While the cake is rising, preheat the oven to 375. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until set.