Hungarian Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 c. scalded milk
    2 tsp. salt
    3/4 c. sugar
    2 oz. compressed yeast
    1/2 c. lukewarm water
    2 eggs
    1/2 c. butter, melted
    7 c. flour
    1 1/2 c. sugar
    1 Tbsp. cinnamon
    1 c. walnuts, finely chopped
    1/2 c. raisins
Preparation
    Measure salt and sugar into mixing bowl.
    Add milk and let cool to lukewarm.
    Crumble yeast into water.
    When milk is lukewarm, add yeast mixture, eggs and about 3 1/2 cups flour.
    Beat well.
    Add remaining flour and knead into soft dough.
    Place in warm, buttered bowl to rise 1 hour.
    Working on a lightly floured board, cut dough into size of walnuts.
    Form into balls.
    Dip each into 1/2 cup melted butter, then roll in mixture of sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Place layer of balls in a well-greased 9-inch tube pan so that they touch.
    Sprinkle with raisins, pressing in lightly.
    Add another layer of dough balls and another of raisins.
    This will fill 2 (9-inch) pans.
    Let rise 1/2 hour.
    Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350\u00b0 or until done.
    Invert pan to allow mixture to run down sides. Remove while warm.

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