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+## Scandinavian Coffee Cake
+
+## Ingredients
+
+    1/2 cup milk
+    1/2 cup shortening
+    1/2 cup sugar
+    1/2 teaspoon salt
+    1 package active dry yeast
+    1/4 cup warm (not hot) water
+    3 cup sifted enriched Flour
+    2 eggs, beaten
+    melted butter, or margarine
+    2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
+    2 teaspoon cinnamon
+
+## Directions
+
+    Scald milk.
+    Add shortening, sugar, and salt.
+    Stir until sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.
+    Dissolve yeast in water; combine with milk mixture.
+    Stir in half the flour; add eggs; beat well.
+    Add enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough.
+    Turn out on lightly floured board; knead till smooth and elastic.
+    (See recipe for white bread) put in a greased bowl; brush with shortening; cover; let rise in a warm place, 80° to 85° till double in bulk (about 2 hours).
+    Turn out on floured board; roll into a rectangle 8 by 12 inches.
+    Brush with butter.
+    Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
+    Roll up like jelly roll; shape into a ring on greased baking sheet; pinch ends.
+    From the outside, cut through the ring toward center almost all the way through in 1- inch slices.
+    Fan out slices slightly to side.
+    Brush with shortening; cover; let rise about 45 minutes or till double in bulk.
+    Meanwhile set oven for moderate 375f.
+    Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
+    While warm spread with confectioners' sugar icing; sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
+
+
+## Contribution
+Anonymous