Lemon Pull Apart Coffee Cake Recipes

Steps:

• FOR THE COFFEE CAKE: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & grease a 9-inch round baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, walnuts, raisins, butter & lemon zest.
• Separate biscuits & cut each into quarters, then toss the quartered biscuits with the sugar mixture, coating them thoroughly, before putting them in the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown, then remove from the oven & immediately invert the coffee cake onto a wire rack.
• FOR THE GLAZE: In a small bowl, stir together the 2 glaze ingredients until smooth, then drizzle the glaze over the warm coffee cake.

Steps:

• Make the Sweet Yeast Dough.
• Mix two cups (nine ounces) flour, the sugar, yeast and salt in a medium bowl with a rubber spatula. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan or in the microwave, combine the milk and the butter and heat until the butter is melted. Remove from the heat, add the water and let rest a minute until just warm (120 to 130°F). Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Pour the milk mixture over the flour-yeast mixture and, using a rubber spatula, mix until the dry ingredients are evenly moistened. Attach the bowl to the mixer, and fit the mixer with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition just until incorporated. Stop the mixer, add 1/2 cup (2 1/4 ounces) of the remaining flour and resume mixing on low speed until the dough is smooth, 30 to 45 seconds. Add 2 more tablespoons flour and mix on medium speed until the dough is smooth, soft, and slightly sticky, about 45 seconds.
• Lightly flour a work surface and knead the dough gently until smooth and no longer sticky, about one minute. Add an additional 1-2 tablespoons of flour only if the dough is too sticky to work with. Place the dough in a large bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm place (about 70°F) for 45-60 minutes or until doubled in size. An indentation made with your finger should keep its shape.
• Meanwhile, make the lemon sugar filling. Mix the sugar, lemon zest and orange zest. It'll draw out the citrus oils and make the sugar sandy and fragrant.
• Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9″x5″ loaf pan.
• Gently deflate the dough with your hand. Flour a work surface and roll the dough into a 20″ by 12″ rectangle. (I suggest using a ruler and getting this as accurate as possible, for a prettier loaf that will fit better in the pan. I also suggest making sure both sides are floured, so that the dough will be easy to lift up later.) Use a pastry brush to spread the melted butter evenly and liberally over the dough.
• Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough crosswise in five strips, each about 12″ by 4″. Sprinkle 1 1/2 tablespoons of the lemon sugar over the first buttered rectangle. Top it with a second rectangle, sprinkling that one with 1 1/2 tablespoons of lemon sugar as well. Continue to top with rectangles and sprinkle, so you have a stack of five 12″ by 4″ rectangles, all buttered and topped with lemon sugar. (I suggest carefully sprinkling the sugar and pressing it in lightly to keep it from falling off.).
• Slice this new stack crosswise, through all five layers, into 6 equal rectangles (each should be 4″ by 2″.) Carefully transfer these strips of dough into the loaf pan (I would like the pan with parchment paper for easier removal), cut edges up, side by side. it might be a little roomy, but the bread will rise and expand after baking. Loosely cover the pan with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm place (70 °F) until puffy and almost doubled in size, 30 to 50 minutes. When you gently press the dough with your finger, the indentation should stay.
• Bake the loaf until the top is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. (To avoid a doughy middle even though the top may be browned, I recommend using a cake tester to make sure it's done, and covering the top with foil if it's browning too quickly. The internal temperature should be about 190 °F) Transfer to a wire rack and let cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the cream cheese icing. Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon until smooth, then add the milk and lemon juice. Stir until creamy and smooth.
• The recipe recommends you tilt and rotate the pan while tapping on a table to release the loaf. I suggest carefully running a knife around it. Flip the loaf over onto a cooling rack, then flip onto another rack so that it's right side up. Spread the top of the warm cake with the cream cheese icing, using a pastry brush to fill in all the cracks. (You might want to put a pan or piece of wax paper under to catch any drips.) Best if served the first day.
• SOME TIPS:
• Read the recipe all the way through so that you understand all the steps before starting. The construction phase is a bit more complicated than a simple monkey bread or even a simple cinnamon roll.
• Make sure you have really fresh yeast, otherwise you may have trouble. The recipe does not contain a proofing period before adding all the other ingredients.
• Draw a diagram of the cutting in order to have it make sense. You may want to draw a rectangle with the cutting in order to see the dimensions more clearly. The resulting smaller rectangles (4-by-2 inches) are delicate, especially with the filling. A suggestion is to turned the loaf pan on its side (short side down) and stacked gently.
• The recipe asks you to remove the cake/bread when it is golden. This does not necessarily mean that the inside has completed cooking. The minimum internal temperature for breads is 185°F but 190°F for this bread would be better. (The maximum would be around 199°F to 200°F.).

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture until blended., Pour half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spread pie filling over batter. Top with remaining batter. Combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over the top. , Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir 4 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the yeast, salt, milk and 1/2 cup melted butter until well mixed. On lightly floured surface, knead dough 5 to 6 minutes, adding additional flour as needed, until smooth and no longer sticky. Grease large bowl with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover and let rise in warm place 30 to 40 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• Meanwhile, grease 10-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar, the lemon peel and poppy seed.
• Gently push fist into dough to deflate; divide in half. Roll half of dough at a time into a rope, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Cut each rope into 16 pieces. Return dough pieces to greased bowl; toss gently with 1/2 cup melted butter, using hands. Sprinkle poppy seed mixture over buttered dough; toss gently until well coated. Shape pieces into balls; place evenly in pan. Cover and let rise in warm place 20 to 30 minutes or until until dough has almost doubled in size (dough will just reach top of pan).
• Heat oven to 350°F. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until deep golden brown. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down on pan; turn plate and pan over to remove bread. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Line bottom of 8 or 9 inch round cake pan with waxed paper.
• In large bowl, combine all ingredients except biscuits.
• Mix well.
• Separate dough into 10 biscuits.
• Cut each into quarters.
• Place biscuit pieces in sugar mixture and toss to coat.
• Arrange in single layer in waxed paper lined pan.
• Sprinkle top with any remaining sugar mixture.
• Bake at 375 for 20 - 25 minutes or until deep golken brown.
• Run knife around side of pan to loosen.
• Invert onto serving plate.
• Cut into wedges or pull apart.