Festive Coffee Ring
by RetroRuth | Feb 24, 2020 |
From Fleischmann's Yeast, 1959
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½ cup warm, not hot, water
1 package active dry yeast
1 egg
2 ½ cups Bisquick
2 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp brown sugar
⅓ cup chopped candied fruit
½ cup chopped walnuts
Confectioner's sugar icing, walnut halves and candied cherry halves for decoration
1Dissolve Fleischmann's Yeast in warm water. Add egg, sugar, and Bisquick. Beat vigorously.
2Turn onto a surface dusted with Bisquick. Knead until smooth, 20 times.
3Roll into a 16x9 inch rectangle. Spread with Margarine. Sprinkle with sugar, fruit and Diamond walnuts.
4Roll up, beginning at wide side. Pinch dough together to seal. Place sealed side down on a greased baking sheet. Pinch ends together to form a ring.
5With scissors, make cuts ⅔ through the ring at 1-inch intervals. Turn each section on its side.
6Cover. Let rise in a warm place (85 degrees) for about an hour.
7Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) 15-20 minutes. Ice with confectioners sugar icing. Decorate with candied cherries and walnut halves.
Ingredients
½ cup warm, not hot, water
1 package active dry yeast
1 egg
2 ½ cups Bisquick
2 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp brown sugar
⅓ cup chopped candied fruit
½ cup chopped walnuts
Confectioner's sugar icing, walnut halves and candied cherry halves for decoration
Directions
1Dissolve Fleischmann's Yeast in warm water. Add egg, sugar, and Bisquick. Beat vigorously.
2Turn onto a surface dusted with Bisquick. Knead until smooth, 20 times.
3Roll into a 16x9 inch rectangle. Spread with Margarine. Sprinkle with sugar, fruit and Diamond walnuts.
4Roll up, beginning at wide side. Pinch dough together to seal. Place sealed side down on a greased baking sheet. Pinch ends together to form a ring.
5With scissors, make cuts ⅔ through the ring at 1-inch intervals. Turn each section on its side.
6Cover. Let rise in a warm place (85 degrees) for about an hour.
7Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) 15-20 minutes. Ice with confectioners sugar icing. Decorate with candied cherries and walnut halves.
AuthorRetroRuth