Cinnamon-buttermilk coffee cake

9 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsFlour, all-purpose
2cupsSugar, brown; firmly packed
½cupButter; softened
cupFlour, all-purpose
1Egg
1cupButtermilk
1teaspoonSoda
1teaspoonCinnamon, ground
½cupNuts; chopped

Directions

Combine 2 cups flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside ¾ cup crumb mixture.

Combine remaining crumb mixture and ⅓ cup flour. Add egg, buttermilk, soda, and cinnamon; stir until moistened.

Pour batter into a greased 9" square pan. Combine reserved crumb mixture with nuts; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until coffee cake tests done. Cut into squares.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, March 1980. Typos by Nancy Coleman.