QUICK N' EASY COFFEE CAKE OR MUFFINS

Quick N' Easy Coffee Cake or Muffins image

A light, not-too-sweet coffee cake dough is topped with brown sugar and walnuts and baked until golden brown.

Provided by Fleischmann's Yeast

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips ARGO®, KARO®, FLEISCHMANN'S®

Time 1h40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup sugar
2 (.25 ounce) envelopes Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast
1 ½ teaspoons salt
½ cup water
1 cup milk
6 tablespoons butter OR margarine
2 eggs
¼ cup butter OR margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast and salt in a large mixing bowl. Heat water, milk and butter until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F). Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Turn into 2 greased 8 or 9-inch square pans. Or, to make muffins, fill 24 greased muffin tins half full. Sprinkle evenly with Sugar-Nut Topping (see directions below). Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until done. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
Sugar-Nut Topping: Combine butter and brown sugar with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chopped walnuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.5 calories, Carbohydrate 31.6 g, Cholesterol 29 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 192.6 mg, Sugar 15.1 g