Jewish Coffee Cake

Cream together:
1 C. shortening
1 1/2 C. sugar
4 eggs

Sift together:
3 1/4 C. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt.

Evaporated milk

Filling:
Sugar
Brown sugar
Cinnamon

Mix as big a batch of filling as you desire.


Add dry ingredients alternatively with 1 can evaporated milk to creamed mixture. Dust bottom of pan with filling. Alternate filling with batter until you end with filling on top.
Bake @350:
Angel food cake pan-about 1 hour
9x13 pan-35-45 minutes

French Breakfast Puffs

1/3 C. shortening
1/2 C. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 C flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 C. milk

Mix shortening, sugar and egg together until creamy. Add dry ingredients together. In sugar/shortening bowl, mix dry ingredients alternatively with milk. Bake @350 degrees for 20-25 minutes in cupcake lined pan. After baking, dip in melted butter then in a cinnamon/sugar mix. Makes about 1 dozen.