New Jersey Crumb Buns

Name: New Jersey Crumb Buns
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 ounces; 319 grams), all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup, milk; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounce; 50 grams), 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; 149 grams), granulated sugar; 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces; 149 grams), brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 4 cups (16 ounces; 454 grams), cake flour; , Confectioners' sugar

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By Katie Leaird

Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2017, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

When it comes to crumb topping, New Jersey says go big or go home.

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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