pat's Recipe

Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake

Category: Cakes

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter or shortening
1 egg, lightly beaten
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
Streusel Topping (recipe below)

Directions
1. Rinse cranberries in cold water; drain. Coarsely chop cranberries. Combine cranberries and 2 tablespoons of the sugar; set aside. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a 9x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, combine the remaining sugar, the flour, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center.

3. In a small bowl, combine egg, milk and lemon peel. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy and thick). Fold in cranberry mixture. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle Streusel Topping over batter in pan.

4. Bake in a 400 degree F. oven about 25 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool slightly; serve warm. Makes 9 servings.