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• 1 cup milk , scalded
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 tbs butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbs yeast
• 1/4 cup water , lukewarm
• 2 eggs , well beaten
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups streusel

1. Mix the milk, sugar, butter, and salt in a large bowl and let cool until lukewarm.
2. Stir the yeast into the warm water and let dissolve 5 minutes.
3. Add the yeast mixture, eggs, and flour to the milk and beat well.
4. Cover and set aside to rise until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
5. Stir down the dough and beat thoroughly. Spread about half of it in a greased 9-inch tube pan. Sprinkle with about 2/3 of the streusel, then cover with the remaining dough. Stir slighly to distribute the streusel in streaks through the cake, but don't over mix.
6. Sprinkle the remaining streusel over the top of the cake, set aside to raise until double again, about 1 hour.
7. Bake at 350 °FF for about 45 minutes, until brown and done inside. Cool on a rack.