Yeast Cake

This recipe is due to Iza, Dani's Wachs's Aunt.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 eggs, separated
• 3/4 cup + 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 packet yeast
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp (?) cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt

Directions:

• proof the yeast in the milk, water and teaspoon of sugar
• mix the egg yolks, flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt together in a bowl, let rise a few hours chilled
• after dough rises, beat the eggs whites with the sugar and cinnamon
• spread out the dough into a "leaf" and spread the whip on the dough
• roll the leaf and cut into 2 cylinders and place with spiral facing up in pan (baking pan with hole is best)
• preheat oven to 350F/170C
• let rise for 1/2 an hour and bake for another 1/2 hour or so

(this is verbatim from Iza, without testing. please try and adjust as needed!)

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