Over-Night Walnut Coffee Cake Recipe

In large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar and salt. Cut in butter until it resembles corn meal. In small bowl, combine yeast with 1 tablespoon sugar and warm water; stir to dissolve. In another bowl, combine eggs, milk and vanilla; stir until well combined. Stir in yeast mixture. Add to flour mixture. with a wooden spoon, mix until well combined and a rough dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight. For Filling: cream butter; gradually beat in powdered sugar, then vanilla.

Spread 2 tablespoons of mixture in bottom and up sides of two 9 x 5 loaf pans. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped nuts in bottom of each pan. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured board, roll each half to a 10 x 18 inch rectangle. Spread each half with remaining filling, then sprinkle each with 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Cut each half cross wise into 3 equal strips, 6 x 10 inches long. Starting at long edge of each strip, roll up jelly-roll style to form 10-inch long rolls; twist slightly. Braid 3 rolls together; place in pans, tucking ends under. Bake at 350 degrees 50 - 55 minutes. Remove from pans; frost when cool. For frosting: combine all ingredients until smooth.