King Cake Time

Ingredients

• 2 pkgs. yeast
• 1/4 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup of milk
• a stick of butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• a cup of flour
• another cup of flour
• a third cup of flour
• up to 5 cups of flour in all
• about 1/2 cup or a little more sugar
• a couple of generous shakes of cinnamon
• up to 1 cup of chopped pecans
• a little almond extract
• a cup of powdered sugar
• a tablespoon and a teaspoon of liquid like milk or tea
• a few drops of almond extract
• some yellow, green and purple Mardi Gras sugars