New Jersey Crumb Buns

Name: New Jersey Crumb Buns
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup, milk; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces), granulated sugar; 1 , large egg; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces and softened; 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks), unsalted butter, melted; 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces), granulated sugar; 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces), brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 4 cups (16 ounces), cake flour; , Confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2017

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

SERVES12

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour rising and 2 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We found that we could pile the crumb topping high on this cake—just like they do in Jersey—by paying special attention to the types of flour and sugar we used in each layer. Using all-purpose flour in the cakey base made it satisfyingly ch...

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