Almond Tea Ring Recipes

SWEDISH TEA RING

Steps:

• In a bread machine, put milk, egg, butter, sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle and press Start. When dough is mixed, transfer to a greased bowl; cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Grease 2 baking sheets or line them with parchment paper; set aside.
• Divide dough in half. Roll each piece out into rectangles about 12x16 inches. Spread each dough rectangle with 1 tablespoon softened butter. In a small bowl, combine 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, and 1/2 cup raisins.
• Sprinkle cinnamon mixture onto buttered dough. Roll them up jelly-roll fashion, along long side. Pinch edges to seal. Stretch and twist into rings, pinching ends to seal. Place them seam-side down onto prepared baking sheets. Using clean scissors, cut 2/3 way of the way through the loaf at about 1-inch intervals. Spread each cut slightly. you wish to
• [At this point, the dough can be refrigerated: cover dough with greased plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, let pastries come to room temperature for about half an hour before baking as directed in step 7.]
• Alternately, cover each ring with a clean towel or greased plastic wrap and let loaves rise until double, about 40 minutes.
• Arrange two oven racks so that both baking sheets will fit. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake for 10 minutes in preheated; rotate baking sheets. Bake until rings are light brown and the filling is oozing and bubbling, about 10 minutes more.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine confectioners sugar, almond extract, and milk until icing is desired consistency. Drizzle icing over warm pastries.

APRICOT-ALMOND TEA RINGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In another bowl, combine milk, butter, sugar, salt, potato flakes and eggs. Let stand 1 minute. Add milk mixture and 3 cups flour to yeast mixture; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Place preserves, sugar, almond paste and butter in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Punch dough down. Divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into 14x7-in. rectangle. Spread filling evenly to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seams to seal., Place rolls, seam side down, on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Pinch ends together to form 2 rings. With scissors, cut from outside edge to two-thirds of the way toward center of rings at 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show. Let rise until doubled,35-40 minutes., Preheat oven to 375°. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm tea rings and sprinkle with almonds.

ALMOND TEA RING

Steps:

• 1. Combine yeast and warm water. Let stand 5 minutes or until softened.2. In large mixing bowl, combine Kellogg's® All-Bran® cereal, milk, shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Stir until shortening is melted. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in enough flour, about 2 cups, to make thick batter. Add softened yeast, eggs and flavoring. Mix well. Add remaining flour. Mix thoroughly.3. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in large mixing bowl coated with cooking spray. Spray surface of dough with cooking spray. Cover and let rise in warm place (80-85°F) until double in bulk, about 2 hours.4. Punch down dough. Divide into 2 equal portions. Roll each portion into rectangle about 22-inches long and about 1/4-inch thick. Spread each portion with half the margarine. Sprinkle with half the sugar and half the almonds. Roll rectangle tightly and bring ends together to form ring, moistening each end before pressing together. Place on greased baking sheet. Repeat with second portion of dough. 5. Cut dough diagonally with scissors from outside edge toward center, at 1-inch intervals. Do not cut all the way through. Turn each section slightly so cut edge is up. Cover lightly and let rise in warm place (80-85°F) until double in bulk, about 1 hour.6. Bake at 350°F about 20 minutes or until golden brown and done. While still warm, brush with powdered sugar icing and sprinkle with additional sliced almonds, if desired. NOTE: To make powdered sugar icing, combine 1 cup powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons warm water. Stir until smooth.