Kathie Oh's Recipe

Almond Butter Coffee Cake

Category: desserts

2 cups All Purpose Flour, divided
1 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup milk
6 tablespoons All-Vegetable Shortening
OR 6 tablespoons All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks
5 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1/3 cup silvered almonds
1 tablespoon butter

1.COMBINE 1 cup flour and yeast in medium bowl.

2.HEAT milk, shortening, 4 tablespoons sugar and salt in small saucepan just until warm stirring just until shortening softens; add to dry mixture. Add egg. Beat with electric mixer at low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand, stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.

3.SPRAY a 8 x 1 1/2- or 9 x 1 1/2-inch round baking pan with no-stick cooking spray. Turn dough into pan. Sprinkle with nuts and 1 tablespoon sugar. Cover; let rise until almost double in size, about 1 hour. Dot with butter.