Pecan Coffee Cake With Bacon

Pecan Coffee Cake With Bacon

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients

1/3 cup unsalted butter, ice cold, cut in tiny cubes

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups dark brown sugar

Dash salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon all-spice

1-1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup Raspberry syrup

1/3 cup applesauce

2 eggs, beaten

1 tablespoon butter for baking dish

1 cup pecans, chopped

6 thick bacon strips, cooked crisp, small chop

Directions

Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl, add the brown sugar and salt, then stir well.

Add the ice cold butter cubes and work the butter into the dry ingredients until you have medium size pebbles.

Set aside 1/3 cup of the dry and butter mix to use for the topping.

Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and all spice to the remaining flour mix in the large mixing bowl.

In a mixing pitcher, mix the buttermilk, syrup, applesauce and the beaten eggs. Whisk this mixture well until completely blended.

Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the liquid slowly into the well, stirring to incorporate all the ingredients.

Pour the batter into a buttered 9 X 13 baking dish.

Sprinkle the reserved 1/3 cup of dry ingredients on top of the batter.

Sprinkle the pecans and bacon on top of the dry topping.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until the center test clean.(This will depend on your oven).

Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!