Moravian Sugar Cake

This is a cake but made like bread…

2 packages active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup warm water — 105 to 110 degrees F.
1 cup butter or margarine — melted and divided
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup instant potato flakes
2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
2. Add 1/2 cup melted butter, 3/4 cup sugar, and next 5 ingredients. Add 1 cup flour; beat at low speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in remaining 2 cups flour to make a soft dough.
3. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
4. Punch dough down; spread in a greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 30 minutes.
5. Make shallow indentations in dough at 1-inch intervals, using the handle of a wooden spoon. Drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup butter.
6. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dough.
7. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes. Cut into squares. Yield: 15 servings.

Per Serving: 299 Calories; 13g Fat (39.1% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 58mg Cholesterol; 217mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

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