Maple Pecan Coffee Twist Recipes

EASY MAPLE PECAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• In small bowl, cut 2 tablespoons butter into 1 cup Bisquick mix, using pastry blender until crumbly. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water; mix until pastry cleans side of bowl. On ungreased cookie sheet, pat pastry into 11-inch circle. Set aside.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup water and 1/4 cup butter to rolling boil. Add 1 teaspoon maple flavor and 1 cup Bisquick mix all at once. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 1/2 minutes or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time; continue beating until very smooth. Spread mixture evenly over the crust.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until topping is crisp and dark golden brown; cool slightly.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cofee cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

MAPLE-NUT COFFEE TWIST

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat milk and margarine until very warm (120*-130*F).
• In large bowl, blend warm liquid, 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, yeast, extract and egg at low speed until moistened.
• Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• By hand, stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 2 minutes.
• Place dough in greased bowl; turn greased-side-up.
• Cover; let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, 45 to 60 minutes.
• In small bowl, combine filling ingredients, set aside.
• Grease (not oil) 12-inch pizza pan.
• Punch down dough; divide and shape into 3 balls.
• On floured surface, roll or press 1 ball of dough to cover bottom of prepared pizza pan.
• Place in prepared pizza pan.
• Brush dough with about 1/3 of melted margarine; sprinkle with 1/3 Filling.
• Repeat layer of dough, melted margarine and Filling.
• To shape place a glass about 2 inches in diameter in center of dough, (a shot glass works perfectly)
• With pizza cutter, cut from outside edge to the glass, forming 16 pie-shaped wedges.
• Twist each wedge 5 times. Remove glass.
• Cover; let rise until light and doubled in size, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375*F.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.
• In small bowl, blend Glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm coffee cake.