Scandinavian Coffee Cake Recipes

SCANDINAVIAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Scald milk.
• Add shortening, sugar, and salt.
• Stir until sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.
• Dissolve yeast in water; combine with milk mixture.
• Stir in half the flour; add eggs; beat well.
• Add enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out on lightly floured board; knead till smooth and elastic.
• (See recipe for white bread) put in a greased bowl; brush with shortening; cover; let rise in a warm place, 80° to 85° till double in bulk (about 2 hours).
• Turn out on floured board; roll into a rectangle 8 by 12 inches.
• Brush with butter.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Roll up like jelly roll; shape into a ring on greased baking sheet; pinch ends.
• From the outside, cut through the ring toward center almost all the way through in 1- inch slices.
• Fan out slices slightly to side.
• Brush with shortening; cover; let rise about 45 minutes or till double in bulk.
• Meanwhile set oven for moderate 375f.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
• While warm spread with confectioners' sugar icing; sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

DANISH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Place 1 cup flour in a large bowl, cut 1/2 cup butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water; toss with a fork until mixture forms a ball. Divide into thirds. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 9-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Place on greased baking sheets; set aside. , In a saucepan, bring salt and remaining butter and water to a boil. Add remaining flour all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Spread over the dough. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., For icing, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve desired consistency. Spread over warm coffee cakes. Sprinkle with walnuts. Store in the refrigerator.

SCANDINAVIAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 1 1/2 cups flour in large bowl; cut in 3/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 3 tablespoons water with fork until flour mixture is just moistened. Press dough into a ball. Pat dough into 10-inch circle onto ungreased baking sheet. Spread preserves to within 1/2 inch of edge. Set aside.
• Combine 1 1/4 cups water and 1/2 cup butter in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and butter is melted (careful milk does not overflow). Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup flour, almond meal, sugar and 1 teaspoon almond extract. Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture forms a ball (about 1 minute). Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with wire whisk or wooden spoon until smooth and glossy.
• Spread egg mixture over pastry and preserves. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until surface is crisp and golden. Cool completely (topping rises during baking and shrinks during cooling, forming custard-like layer).
• Stir powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in small bowl until well mixed. Add enough milk or cream for desired glazing consistency. Drizzle glaze over puff; sprinkle with sliced, toasted almonds.

ANDERSONVILLE COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan. Add milk and remove from heat. Crumble yeast into a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cardamom. Add sugar cardamom mixture to the yeast and add milk mixture. Stir in the flour a little at a time and work dough until smooth and shiny. Cover and let rise for 10 minutes.
• To make the filling, combine butter, sugar, cinnamon and nuts.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Turn dough out onto a board and knead well. Divide into 4 parts. Roll each piece into a 14 by 8-inch rectangle. Spread with filling. Roll up from the long side and place on a baking sheet. Clip each at 1-inch intervals with a scissors held perpendicular to the top. Pull each cut out to the sides, alternately, to make a pattern exposing the filling. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar and chopped almonds.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Do not overbrown

CREAM CHEESE DANISH COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Combine 1 cup milk and butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat; heat until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F (40 to 54 degrees C)), about 5 minutes.
• Beat milk-butter mixture gradually into flour mixture on low speed. Increase speed to medium; beat for 2 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape the bowl with a spatula. Beat in 1 cup flour and egg, occasionally scraping the bowl. Switch to the dough hook attachment; mix in remaining 2 cups flour until a soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Shape into a ball. Transfer to a greased bowl. Turn over to coat top with grease. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down dough and turn out on a lightly floured surface. Divide into 2 pieces. Place each piece in a separate bowl. Cover and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• Combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 1 egg, and lemon juice in the clean bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on low speed until evenly blended. Increase speed to medium; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Grease 2 baking sheets. Roll 1 piece of dough into a 12x15-inch rectangle. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Spread cream cheese filling in a 4-inch strip down the center of each rectangle. Cut dough on both sides of the filling into 1-inch-wide strips. Fold strips alternately over the filling to create a braid. Cover braided dough and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Brush tops of braids with 2 tablespoons milk.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.