Scandinavian Tea Ring Or Cinnamon Rolls Recipes

SWEDISH TEA RING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, oil, egg whites, salt and 1 cup flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Combine the walnuts, cherries, brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Punch dough down; roll into an 18x12-in. rectangle. Brush with butter; sprinkle with nut mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. , Place seam side down on a 14-in. pizza pan coated with cooking spray; pinch ends together to form a ring. With scissors, cut from outside edge two-thirds of the way toward center of ring at scant 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes., Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. , In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over tea ring.

SWEDISH TEA RING

Steps:

• In a bread machine, put milk, egg, butter, sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle and press Start. When dough is mixed, transfer to a greased bowl; cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Grease 2 baking sheets or line them with parchment paper; set aside.
• Divide dough in half. Roll each piece out into rectangles about 12x16 inches. Spread each dough rectangle with 1 tablespoon softened butter. In a small bowl, combine 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, and 1/2 cup raisins.
• Sprinkle cinnamon mixture onto buttered dough. Roll them up jelly-roll fashion, along long side. Pinch edges to seal. Stretch and twist into rings, pinching ends to seal. Place them seam-side down onto prepared baking sheets. Using clean scissors, cut 2/3 way of the way through the loaf at about 1-inch intervals. Spread each cut slightly. you wish to
• [At this point, the dough can be refrigerated: cover dough with greased plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, let pastries come to room temperature for about half an hour before baking as directed in step 7.]
• Alternately, cover each ring with a clean towel or greased plastic wrap and let loaves rise until double, about 40 minutes.
• Arrange two oven racks so that both baking sheets will fit. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake for 10 minutes in preheated; rotate baking sheets. Bake until rings are light brown and the filling is oozing and bubbling, about 10 minutes more.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine confectioners sugar, almond extract, and milk until icing is desired consistency. Drizzle icing over warm pastries.

SWEDISH TEA RING

Steps:

• Divide the dough into 2 or 3 large pieces.

SCANDINAVIAN TEA RING OR CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Cut the cold butter into the flour, sugar & salt using a dough hook in the kitchen aid mixer. Beat the egg yolks and add to the mixture. Stir yeast into warm water to dissolve and add to mixing bowl along with the warm milk. Mix until dough is shiny and in a ball. Place in a bowl that's been sprayed with vegetable spray. Spray the top of the dough and cover with saran wrap. Place in refrigerator overnight.
• Roll dough into rectangular shape and spread on the butter, cinnamon, sugar and nuts. Roll the mixture into a log shape, the thickness will be determined by the bread maker. From a ring bringing the two ends together and pinching together as necessary. Make diagonal cuts approximately 1/2 inch thick all the way around the tea ring. Layer the slices at an angle.
• Allow the dough to rise 3 hours before baking. Set oven at 350 degrees F and bake for 20-30 minutes. The actual duration of time will depend upon the thickness of the ring. (To push this process along turn an oven to 200 degrees F and preheat. When the dough is ready to rise turn off the oven and slide the dough in.) This should cut the rise time at least in half.
• While the tea ring is warm drizzle glaze over the bread and then garnish with additional chopped nuts and/or green and red holiday cherries.

SWEDISH TEA RINGS

Steps:

• Measure warm water into a large mixing bowl and dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in
• sugar, salt, cooking oil. Beat in eggs. Beat in 2 to 3 cups of flour. Stir in remaining
• flour. Knead on a floured surface. If dough is too sticky, knead in a little more flour, a
• quarter cup at a time.
• Let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
• Knead dough for a few minutes.
• Roll out dough into a rectangle approximately 24 inches long by about 16 inches wide.
• Spread with soft butter. (Add apple, cherry or what ever type of canned pie filling you
• like, or just Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. ).
• Beginning on the wide side, roll up dough. When the dough is rolled, be sure the seam
• is on the bottom. Grasp dough on each end and pull gently to stretch the dough
• another couple of inches.
• Cut the roll of dough in half.
• Grease two cookie sheets.
• Take each end of one roll and put them together on the cookie sheet to form a circle.
• Use a scissors to cut about a third to a half the way through the dough at two inch
• intervals all around the circle. Gently turn the dough outward. That is, grasp the dough
• and turn it on its side so that the cuts are on the outside instead of on the top.
• Repeat with the other roll.
• Set in a warm place to rise for 45 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 35 minutes.
• Allow the tea rings to cool completely.
• Frost with powder sugar glaze. Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the tea rings.
• Decorate with walnuts and/or candied cherries before the glaze has a chance to set.
• Cut into slices to serve.
• Note: this recipe makes two *large* tea rings.
• To decorate:
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• walnuts
• candied cherries
• Frosting Glaze:
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• 3 to 4 cups of powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• a pinch of salt
• Add water or milk by the tablespoon until the glaze will dribble off a spoon.

SWEDISH TEA RING WITH PECANS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water and let stand until creamy, about 15 minutes. Zest and juice the lemon; set juice aside for later use.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the yeast mixture, milk, butter, salt, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and 2 cups of the flour. Stir until smooth and well combined. Mix in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has come together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and satiny; about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume; about 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough out into a rectangle approximately 12x24 inches.
• In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon, 1/4 cup sugar and pecans; spread this mixture evenly across the dough. Roll the dough into a long roll and press the seam closed. With the seam turned downward, seal the two ends together to make a ring. Use a little water to help you seal the ends.
• Place the ring on a lightly greased cookie pan. Using a sharp knife or kitchen shears, make cuts every inch or so along the ring, cutting only three quarters of the way through. Twist each piece slightly so that the rolls fan out from the center of the ring. Cover the roll with greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until nearly doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the ring from the oven, place on a rack to cool.
• Place the lemon juice in a small bowl along with the vanilla. Add 1/4 cup of powdered sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Continue adding powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is fairly thick but still pourable. Drizzle the lemon-sugar topping over the ring.