Grandma's coffee cake

Put in a bowl

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp Crisco
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla

Heat 1 1/2 cups milk - put hot milk over the ingredients in the bowl.  Add 1/2 cup water and let the mixture cool.

In another bowl put

• 1/2 cup water (lukewarm)
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 pkg yeast

1. Stir and let dissolve.
2. Add yeast mixture to the first mixture.
3. Add two eggs and beat well.
4. Add flour - start with 4 cups and add until desired consistency.  Let rise, then punch down and let rise again.  Divide in two and put in pans. 
5. Take 1 egg and 1 Tbsp sugar.  Best well, brush on the dough before adding topping.

Topping

1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Mix together and put on top of coffee cake dough.

Bake 26 minutes at 350.