swedish tea ring

How To Make swedish tea ring

• 1

  Sprinkle yeast into mixture. stir until yeast is dissolved Stir in eggs and shortening.
• 2

  Mix in first with spoon then with hand. Add flour in two additions, using the amount necessary to make it easy to handle.
• 3

  Let rise in a warm, covered place until doubled in size. Punch down and let rise again, at least an hour maybe two. then roll out into a 9 by 18 inch rectangle.
• 4

  Spread with softened butter and sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle with raisins. Roll up tightly, beginning at wide side. SEAL BY PINCHING EDGES OF ROLL TOGETHER.
• 5

  Place sealed-side down in ring on lightly greased baking sheet. Join ends of ring , seal
• 6

  With scissors, make cuts 2/3of the way through the ring, at 1 inch intervals. Turn each section on its side making a wreath shape. Let rise and bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 7

  Drizzle with a thin, powdered sugar icing and decorate with cherries and nuts.
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