Swedish Tea Ring
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Ingredients
  • DOUGH:
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
  • ¼ cup lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup shortening or butter, softened
  • 2 & ¼ to 2 & ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • TEA RING:
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened (I use a bit more.)
  • ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 5 maraschino cherries
  • 7 pecans
  • VANILLA BUTTER FROSTING:
  • ⅓ cup soft butter
  • 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 & ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
  1. DOUGH:
  2. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
  3. Stir in milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 1 & ¼ cups flour*
  4. Beat until smooth.
  5. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
  6. Turn dough onto lightly floured board.
  7. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
  8. Place in greased bowl.
  9. Turn greased side up. Cover.
  10. Let rise in warm place until double, about 1 & ½ hours.
  11. Dough is ready if impression remains when touched.
  12. Punch down dough.
  13. SWEDISH TEA RING:
  14. Roll dough into rectangle, 15 x 9 inches.
  15. Spread with butter.
  16. Mix sugar and cinnamon together.
  17. Sprinkle on dough, and add raisins.
  18. Roll up, beginning at wide side.
  19. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal well.
  20. Stretch roll to make even.
  21. Lightly grease insulated cookie sheet.
  22. With sealed edge down, shape into ring.
  23. Pinch ends together.
  24. With kitchen scissors, make cuts ⅔ into ring at 1-inch intervals.
  25. Twist each section on its side.
  26. Let rise until double.
  27. Bake 25 minutes.
  28. While baking make frosting.
  29. Vanilla Butter Frosting -
  30. Mix together: butter, sugar, vanilla, and butter.
  31. Frost* while warm (see essay).
  32. Decorate with nuts and cherries (see essay).
  33. Serve warm or freeze for later use (see essay).
  34. *if using self-rising flour, omit salt.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at https://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2020/03/23/swedish-tea-ring/