FROM THE KITCHEN

 

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By Tim Troman    

Lethbridge Senior

Citizens Organization

Food Service Coordinator

 

From the Kitchen

One of the benefits of writing this article is that we often get feedback from our members and also people at large in the city of Lethbridge, as the paper is distributed to many places throughout town.  It is nice to get your comments both good and bad as it helps to know what you like and don’t like, so that we can address the issues that feel are important to you.

 

Just as the paper went to publication for September, I got a phone call from a nice lady who especially enjoyed the article concerning celiac disease in July.  She had in her repertoire, a recipe that was easy, fast and most of all, delicious sugary sweet for all of you with a sweet tooth out there and she was kind enough to want to share it with you all.   Joan even mentioned that “men could do this recipe”!  Imagine my consternation!

 

Joan said the thing that she most like about this is that it required little work and only took as little as ten or fifteen minutes of actual work and made one of the best desserts.  So I will share her letter and recipe with you.

 

Here is the Ultimate Coffee Cake recipe.  It is so easy....your seniors could make this for themselves , even the men....hope you will share it with them.

 

The original does not call for cinnamon and I put my ingredients in, in a different order and sometimes replace the nuts with raisins. 

I have made this several times, experimenting each time and this is the best way I found....but you can adapt it easily as you desire.

  

Equipment: a Bundt pan, 1/2 cup measuring cup

 

Ingredients:

 16 to 18 unbaked frozen dinner rolls (according to pan size) ....I found these at Safeway (their brand) in the freezer section for about $2.29 per dozen bag

 1 (3-oz) package regular butterscotch pudding mix, NOT INSTANT.  I could not find this size, so bought the 170g size and sprinkled in about 1/2 the box

 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

 1/2 cup pecans, chopped ( I used walnuts and sometimes just raisons)

 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted ( about 30secs or so in the microwave)

 cinnamon to your taste

 

Process:

 The night before needed, place frozen rolls in a well greased Bundt Pan, distributing evenly.

Sprinkle on the cinnamon all around  on the rolls.

Sprinkle on the pecans or walnuts or raisons or whatever combination you want of these items

Sprinkle the dry pudding mix over the rolls

Sprinkle brown sugar over the pudding mix

Pour the melted butter over all

 

To prevent the dough from forming a hard crust while it is rising overnight, cover with a damp towel or some type of cover or bowl that covers over the top of the Bundt pan tightly around the edges, and is high enough so the rolls won't touch it when they rise.  You can cover with plastic clear wrap, but the rolls will stick and fall when you remove the wrap to bake them.

 Let rise overnight at room temperature about 8 to 10 hours ( you could also start these in the morning for afternoon or dinner treats, etc.)

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

 

Bake in oven for 25 - 30 minutes, depending on how hot your oven gets....sometimes at 30 minutes, my oven will slightly scorch the tops....which actually becomes the bottom of the coffee cake....so not a big deal.  I also brush the top with butter when I take them out of the oven before turning out on a plate.

Once baked, turn the pan over onto a serving platter to remove.  Buns will be sticky and have excess liquid that will run down sides, so plate should be large or have a lip.

Serve by pulling apart chunks (individual rolls) with forks

 

THIS IS THE MOST FANTASTIC RECIPE....EASY, DELICIOUS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH DOUGH AND ROLLING OUT AS YOU DO FOR TRADITIONAL CINNAMON BUNS.....IT IS MORE OF A CINNAMON OR STICKY BUN CAKE vs  A TRADITIONAL COFFEE CAKE    

 

Thanks Joan for your submission.

 

For Now ……..eszik jól