Cowboy Coffee Cake

Jacobs favorite breakfast. (and lunch, and snack, and dessert...)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 c flour (I've used half whole wheat with no adverse effects)
1 1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 t salt
2/3 c butter, margarine, or shortening (I bet white bean puree could be used instead, but I haven't tried it yet.)
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
2 beaten eggs
1 1/2 c buttermilk or sour milk (1 T lemon juice to 1 c milk)
1/2 c chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

Grease bottom and sides of 9x13 pan. In a med. bowl combine flour, brown sugar, and salt. cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. set aside about 1 cup. Stir baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg into remaining crumb mixture.

In another bowl combine eggs and buttermilk. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Spoon/pour batter into prepared pan. Combine reserved crumb mixture with nuts if using and sprinkle over batter.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.