Butter Twisted Crescent Coffee Cakes

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• butter for spreading
• chopped nuts
• ½ cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot water

Method

1. 1 Sift flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder together. Rub in shortening lightly with fingertips.
2. 2 Beat egg into milk, then add to dry ingredients to form a soft dough.
3. 3 Divide dough into six long narrow pieces. Roll each out very long and thin on a board.
4. 4 Spread each piece with butter, cut in half, twist two pieces together from the center, and bring ends around to form a crescent.
5. 5 Place in a greased pan, sprinkle with chopped nuts, and bake in a 425°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
6. 6 While hot, brush with icing made by mixing confectioner's sugar and hot water.