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Easter Nest Coffee Cake Recipe

The first time I made this clever coffee cake for family and friends, it was a huge hit. Our kids usually eat an "egg" and then a slice of the "nest"! —Dian Burge, Friedheim, Missouri

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Easter Nest Coffee Cake Recipe

Prep: 35 min. + rising Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

35 15 50

Ingredients

3-3/4 to 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 egg
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
Assorted colored sugar
1/2 teaspoon water
3 drops green food coloring
1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat the milk, water and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until blended. Add egg and 1/2 cup flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape one portion of dough into six egg-shaped rolls. Arrange rolls with side touching in the center of a large greased baking sheet. Roll each remaining portion of dough into 24-in. ropes; twist together. Wrap around the rolls; pinch ends together to seal.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.
For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve drizzling consistency. Drizzle over coffee cake. Immediately sprinkle eggs with colored sugar. For grass, combine water and food coloring in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add coconut; shake until tinted. Sprinkle around edge of coffee cake nest. Yield: 1 loaf.

Originally published as Easter Nest Coffee Cake in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2002, p158