Orange Coffee Ring Recipes

ORANGE PULL-APART COFFEE RING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the sugar, egg yolks, butter, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 24 pieces; shape into balls. In a shallow bowl, combine sugar and orange zest. , Sprinkle 1/4 cup almonds into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Dip half the balls in melted butter; roll in sugar mixture. Arrange over almonds. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup almonds. Repeat with remaining balls. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake on lowest oven rack at 350° for 38-42 minutes or until golden brown (cover loosely with foil if browning too quickly). Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a platter.

COFFEE CAKE WITH ORANGE MARMALADE AND ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, nutmeg and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Dollop the marmalade on top and carefully smooth with the spatula. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.
• When the cake is cool, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, orange juice and orange zest in a medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cake and let set.

ORANGE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Wash angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is totally grease free.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together into bowl. Make a well in center. Put egg yolks, cooking oil, orange juice, orange rind, and vanilla into well. Set aside. Don't beat yet.
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in mixing bowl until very stiff. Set aside.
• Using same beaters, beat egg yolk-flour mixture until smooth. Gently fold 1/4 at a time into egg whites. Pour batter into ungreased 10 inch angel food tube pan.
• Bake in oven for 60 to 70 minutes, until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Invert pan until cake has cooled. Remove from pan. Serve plain or frost with Orange Icing.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA RING

Steps:

• Combine warm water and yeast in a large bowl; stir to dissolve. Add warm milk, egg, marmalade, and butter. Stir to combine.
• Mix flour, oats, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to yeast mixture and stir until moistened. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat both sides. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cranberries, brown sugar, and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until cranberries begin to soften, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts, butter, and lemon juice. Let cool.
• Punch dough down. Roll dough into a 10x20-inch rectangle on a floured surface.
• Whisk egg white and water together. Brush lightly over the dough. Spread cranberry filling over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border on all sides. Roll up tightly, starting from a long edge. Seal edges and cut off any tapered sides with no filling.
• Transfer roll to a large square baking sheet. Join ends together to form a ring. Use sharp kitchen shears to make cuts at 1-inch intervals, cutting 2/3 of the way through the dough. Twist each slice gently to expose the swirled filling. Gently shape dough into a perfect ring. Cover and let rise until doubled, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Let cool completely.
• Stir powdered sugar and orange juice concentrate together in a small bowl. Add enough water to reach a glaze-like consistency. Drizzle glaze over tea ring. Allow glaze to set before slicing.

ORANGE BREAKFAST RING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and orange zest until blended; set aside., Unroll both tubes of dough; press perforations and seams together to form two rectangles. Overlap rectangles at one end and press the seam to seal. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with the chopped almonds., Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends together to form a ring. With scissors, cut from outside edge two-thirds of the way toward center of ring at 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before carefully removing from pan to a wire rack., Combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice; drizzle over warm coffee cake. Garnish with sliced almonds.

ORANGE-GLAZED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand til foamy, about 5-10 minutes.
• Stir warm milk, orange juice, sugar, ricotta, orange zest, salt, and egg into the yeast mixture.
• Using the paddle attachment, beat 2 cups flour on low speed into the yeast mixture until a wet dough forms.
• Beat in the remaining dough, 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 minutes, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
• Place dough into a large greased bowl, turn to coat.
• Cover loosely with a damp towel or cloth and let rise in a warm place til doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Grease a 10" springform pan.
• Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces and roll each piece into 20" long ropes.
• Braid the ropes together.
• Coil braided dough into prepared pan and tuck ends under.
• Cover loosely with a damp towel and let rise again til almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Brush dough with the glaze.
• Bake in 425 oven about 25-30 minutes til the top of the cake is golden brown.
• Turn cake out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
• Icing:.
• In small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and orange juice til smooth.
• Spread icing over warm cake.
• Serve warm.

SURPRISE COFFEE RING

Steps:

• 1. Mix sugar, orange peel and orange juice. Pour into 8 1/4-inch ring mold coated with cooking spray. Set aside.2. Stir together flour, soda and salt. Set aside.3. In medium mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal, milk, molasses and water. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cereal softens. Add egg. Beat well. Stir in raisins. Add flour mixture, stirring only until combined. Spread evenly over orange mixture in ring mold.4. Bake at 375°F about 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Invert pan and let stand a few minutes before removing. Serve immediately. NOTE: A greased 8 x 8-inch pan may be used in place of ring mold.