Swedish Tea Ring Recipe

Ingredients

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• 1/4 cup warm water (real warm to almost hot - 130 degrees, but not hotter) shopping list
• 1 package yeast (or 2 1/4 tsp yeast from jar) shopping list
• Pour water into small bowl and add yeast - stirring to dissolve well. Add a pinch of white granulated sugar and stir to "proof" the yeast. Let sit for about 5 minutes till yeast bubbles and at least doubles in size. Then add yeast to these next ingredients: shopping list
• 3/4 cup lukewarm milk shopping list
• 1/4 cup sugar shopping list
• 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
• 1 egg (room temp) shopping list
• 1/2 cup shortening shopping list
• 2 cups flour shopping list
• Mix until smooth. Add enough additional flour (up to an additional 1 1/2 or 2 cups) to handle easily and mix with your hands. Turn onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes). Round up in greased bowl, greased side up and cover with a damp cloth to let rise. Rise in a warm place until double in size - about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down and let rise again about 30 to 45 minutes. shopping list
• roll dough into oblong 15x9 shape. Spread soft butter all over and then sprinkle the following over the dough: shopping list
• 1/2 cup white sugar shopping list
• 1/2 cup brown sugar shopping list
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon shopping list
• 1/2 cup raisins shopping list
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans shopping list
• roll up dough longwise seam-side down. Then bring ends together to form a circle and pinch edges together. Make cuts 2/3 of the way into the ring every 1 inch around. Turn each section onto its side. Let rise again about 30 to 45 minutes. shopping list
• Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes. shopping list
• Spread top with icing: shopping list
• 1 cup confectioners sugar shopping list
• Cream shopping list
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
• Mix to a spreading consistency and drizzle over warm ring. shopping list