Cowboy Coffee Cake

*Because this recipe has a few unique steps with the ingredients (regarding the topping, batter, etc), I am going to post step-by-step with the ingredients re-written below so that it will be mess-up free!! Enjoy
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1. Mix with a pastry cutter or a fork 2 ½ cups flour, 2 cups brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 2/3 cup shortening until mixture is fine and crumbly.

2. FOR THE TOPPING: Remove ½ cup of the mix you just made and to this, add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Set this aside for later use as the topping.

3. To remaining crumb mix, add the following and mix:
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup sour milk
2 eggs well beaten
½ cup dairy sour cream

4. Pour batter into a 9 X 13 pan (ungreased). Sprinkle evenly with the topping.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until done. Serve warm with butter.

*You can make sour milk with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and enough milk to measure one cup. Stir well and let chill for about 10 minutes.

TIP FROM ME: Mix all the wet ingredients in a medium jar and refrigerate. Mix all dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Store topping in a separate container. Saran wrap the bowl. The next morning, you can mix it up quickly and then bake. It is absolutely marvelous for breakfast brunches!!