A perfect holiday treat, this sourdough coffee cake recipe will satisfy all your guests, for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack.
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Artisan Sourdough Bread Kit
Artisan Sourdough Bread Kit
$50.99
This sourdough bread kit contains everything you need to get started making beautiful, tasty, artisan-style sourdough bread at home!
Equipment in the sourdough bread starter kit may appear different than pictured.
Buttermilk Starter
Buttermilk Starter
$17.99
This heirloom culture makes batch after batch of traditional cultured buttermilk right on your countertop, easy as pouring milk in a jar. Bake with your buttermilk or add it to cream to make cultured butter.
PECAN TOPPING:
- 3/4 cup whole cane sugar (rapadura or Sucanat)
- 1 Tbsp. unbleached white flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1 cup chopped pecans
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sourdough starter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups unbleached white or whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup thick buttermilk or sour cream
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Butter a 9x13-inch glass baking dish; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix pecan topping ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a larger bowl, stir honey and butter together until well blended. Stir in vanilla, sourdough starter, milk, and eggs.
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Using an electric hand mixer, stir flour into sourdough mixture alternately with sour cream until the batter is smooth.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the topping. Cover with remaining half of batter and sprinkle remaining topping over top.
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Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Serve warm or cold, with or without whipped cream.
