Stuesel Coffee Cake

Who doesn't like coffee cake?
This one is came out nicely. I didn't have a tube cake pan, but it worked out fine in a bundt pan. Make sure you watch the baking time carefully or it will easily over bake and come out dry. I think next time I make this, I'll double the streusel.

Sour Cream Streusel Coffee Cake (Ina Garten)
Preheat oven to 350F

1 1/2 sticks butter
1 1/2 C sugar
3 X-large eggs
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 1/4 C sour cream
2 1/2 C cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt



Cream butter and sugar until creamy and light in color (4 min)
Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Combine well.



Sift dry ingredients and slowly add to batter and mix well.

Streusel
1/4 C brown sugar
1/2 C flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp kosher salt
3 T cold unsalted butter



Mix together streusel ingredients and crumble in the butter with your fingers or a pastry blender. Spoon half of the batter in a pan and sprinkle with about 3/4 C streusel. Fill with remaining batter...


Top with the rest of the streusel.
Bake for about 50 min. and cool.



Mix about 1/2C confectioners sugar with 2 T maple syrup.



Drizzle over cake and ENJOY!

Gruyère Cheese Gougères

Preheat oven to 450F
Line pans with Parchment Paper

Gruyère Cheese Gougères
7 T butter, unsalted
1 T kosher salt
ground white pepper
sugar
1 1/4 C flour
4 eggs + 1 yolk
1 1/4 C grated Gruyère Cheese


Grate cheese and set aside. Heat water, butter, salt and a pinch of sugar in a saucepan and bring to a full boil.


Remove pan from heat and add flour immediately, stirring constantly for 2 min. with a wooden spoon. Return pan to the heat, and stir until all the excess moisture evaporates, and the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan, about 3 min.


Transfer dough to a mixer. Beat for a a minute until cooled slightly. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition.


Batter should be smooth and glossy. Add the additional yolk if batter is too dry. Stir in cheese.


I don't have any pastry bags, so I just scooped out the dough with 2 spoons - they could've looked prettier, but they still tasted good. Oh, and sprinkle the tops with cheese.
Enjoy!