Coffee Cake Dough - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1/2 cup lard or 1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup water
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
4 - 4 1/2 cups flour

Preparation

Scald milk.
Stir in sugar, salt and lard.
Cool to lukewarm.
Measure water into large warm bowl.
Sprinkle in yeast, stir until dissolved.
Stir in milk mixture, egg and half of flour.
Beat until smooth.
Add remaining flour to make a stiff batter.
Cover loosely.
Keep in cool place for at least 2 hours.
(Dough may be kept in refrigerator up to 3 days).
Take 1/2 of the dough and pat dough into a greased 13\" x 9-1/2\" x 2\" pan, pushing dough up pan sides to form a ridge.
Add the topping of your choice from the following recipes: Recipe #40284, Recipe #40283, Recipe #40282, Recipe #40279, Recipe #40270 and Recipe #40276.
Cover and let rise until doubled (45 to 60 minutes).
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 minutes or until done.