Here’s the third recipe from the vintage “Favorite Holiday Recipes” sheet from Carnation, this one’s probably from the 1960’s since it includes a promotion for a Carnation cook book from that time. Underneath the recipe you’ll see the cook book cover and offer that was included in the sheet, very 1960’s! The cover of the recipe sheet/folder is at the bottom as well as links to two recipes that were in this sheet as well as the other previously archived one.

Cinnamon Pecan Coffeecake
(Makes two 8-inch coffeecakes)

2 packages active dry yeast
2/3 cup warm water
2 room temperature eggs
5 to 6 cups unsifted flour
1 cup softened butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup undiluted Carnation Evaporated Milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup raisins
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixer bowl. Add eggs, 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup butter, sugar, salt, Carnation and vanilla. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in raisins and additional flour to make a stiff dough. Knead 8 minutes on floured board. Divide in half; knead each half 2 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap; let rest 20 minutes. Melt remaining butter. Roll each dough into a 12-inch square; brush each with butter. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle center third of dough with 1/4 sugar mixture and 2 tablespoons pecans. Fold 1/3 dough over center. Brush top with butter; sprinkle with 1/4 sugar mixture and 2 tablespoons pecans. Fold remaining third of dough over the 2 layers. Cut each filled dough into 12 short strips about 1-inch wide. Twist each strip tightly. Lay strips in 2 greased 8-inch square pans. Cover with towel. Let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake in moderate oven (375°F.) 20-25 minutes. Remove from pans; cool. Mix 2/3 cup sifted confectioners sugar and 1 tablespoon Carnation until smooth; drizzle over coffeecakes.

This sheet also included two recipes from another Carnation recipe sheet I’ve archived here, Carnation Pumpkin Pie and Five Minute Fudge.