Delicious Strawberry Sunday Coffeecakes(Chs Special Foods Lab Coffeecake Recipe; Makes 3 Coffeecakes) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 to 5 c. plain flour
2 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs (room temperature)
1 (12 oz.) can strawberry pastry or pie filling (may use any flavor pie filling)
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. seedless raisins
confectioners sugar
icing (optional)

Preparation

Stir together 1 1/2 cups flour and yeast.
Heat milk, water, oil, sugar and salt over low heat until very warm (120\u00b0 to 130\u00b0). (Too hot will \"kill\" yeast.)
Add liquid ingredients to flour-yeast mixture and beat until smooth.
Add eggs and beat about 3 minutes.
Stir in more flour to make a moderately soft dough.