This is one of my family favorites for breakfast. Served with fresh fruit, it can even be considered a somewhat healthy weekend breakfast treat.
Coffeecake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
Topping
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- 2 tbsp. All-purpose flour
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped fine*
- Extra butter/margarine and flour to coat the pan
- Powdered sugar, optional
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Butter a 10-inch Bundt pan and then lightly coat it with flour.
Add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon into a large bowl and stir well to blend.
Mix or whisk butter/margarine, milk, and egg into the flour mixture until it forms a batter.
Pour in the batter into the prepared pan.
In a small bowl combine the sugar, walnuts, butter/margarine, and cinnamon. Mix until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly on top of the batter.
Bake 35 – 65 minutes until a sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.
Serve warm.
Makes 9-12 servings.
*If you use a food processor to chop the nuts, process them until they are a coarse powder but do not let them form a paste.
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