Overnight Yeast Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 heaping tablespoon butter
• 2 heaping tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 yeast cake
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• pinch of salt
• sifted flour
• softened butter
• sugar
• cinnamon

Method

1. 1 Scald and cool 1 cup milk to lukewarm. Add 1 heaping tbsp butter, 2 heaping tbsp sugar, 1/4 yeast cake dissolved in 1 tbsp warm water, and a pinch of salt. Add enough sifted flour to make a soft dough.
2. 2 Let the dough rise overnight.
3. 3 Roll out the dough and spread it in a flat buttered tin. Rub with softened butter, then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
4. 4 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot.