BUTTERSCOTCH TOPPING
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 8-ounce package chopped dates or pitted dates, snipped
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 package Fleischmann's® Rapid Rise Yeast
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 egg, at room temperature
Servings: 12
1. In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast and salt. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (125º to 130ºF); stir into dry ingredients. Stir in egg, remaining dates and enough remaining flour to make stiff batter. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. Evenly spoon batter over butterscotch. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
2. Prepare Butterscotch Topping: In small bowl, combine all ingredients.
3. Spoon Butterscotch Topping into bottom of greased 10-inch fluted tube pan; sprinkle with 3/4 cup dates and nuts.
4. Bake at 375ºF for 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Invert on wire rack to cool.
Yield: 1 Coffee Cake
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 8-ounce package chopped dates or pitted dates, snipped
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 package Fleischmann's® Rapid Rise Yeast
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 egg, at room temperature
Servings: 12
1. In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast and salt. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (125º to 130ºF); stir into dry ingredients. Stir in egg, remaining dates and enough remaining flour to make stiff batter. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. Evenly spoon batter over butterscotch. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
2. Prepare Butterscotch Topping: In small bowl, combine all ingredients.
3. Spoon Butterscotch Topping into bottom of greased 10-inch fluted tube pan; sprinkle with 3/4 cup dates and nuts.
4. Bake at 375ºF for 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Invert on wire rack to cool.
Yield: 1 Coffee Cake
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