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holiday coffee cakes

(2 ratings)
leilaroc avatar
Recipe by
Leila Rockwell
@leilaroc
Sublimity, OR

This is a great recipe to serve at any meal and we like it sliced with a little butter on top and heated up for breakfast or given as a Christmas gift as it was given to us.

(2 ratings)
yield 20 +
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For holiday coffee cakes

  • 1 c
    milk
  • 2 pkg
    active dry yeast
  • 1 c
    very warm water
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine softened
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs--slightly beaten
  • 1-1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1-1/2 tsp
    almond extract
  • 6--7 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/4 c
    mashed potatoe granules
  • APRICOT ALMOND WREATH
  • 2 jar
    apricot -pineapple preserves
  • 1 c
    almonds---chopped
  • 1 c
    raisins
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter or marg. ---softened
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract

How To Make holiday coffee cakes

  • 1
    Scald milk and cool until just warm. Sprinkle yeast over warm water in large mixing bowl. Add milk, butter, sugar, eggs, salt and extract. Add 3 cups flour and potato granules; beat until smooth. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough.
  • 2
    Knead on floured surface 8-10 min, until smooth and satiny. Place in greased bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover and let rise in warm place until light and double in size, about 1 hour.
  • 3
    Punch down, divide in half. Makes enough dough for 2 coffee cakes Prepare your filling by adding it all together and setting aside.
  • 4
    Roll out dough for 1 cake on a floured surface to 15x9 rectangle; spread with 1/2 of the apricot mixture to within 1/2 in" of edges. Roll up, jelly-roll fashion, starting with the 15" side. Place on greased baking sheet forming a ring and pinching edges together to seal. Make cuts in ring 1" apart, cutting 3/4 of the way toward center; Let rise again about and hour. Prepare your second cake the same way
  • 5
    Bake in 350* oven 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool and Brush with a glaze of 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar, 2-4 Tble milk and 1 tsp almond extract. Place candied cherries on top
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