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Iced Flower Coffee Ring
Old-Fashioned Breads
Prep time:
Baking Time:
25 minutes“Serve this elegant coffee ring at your next holiday brunch or afternoon tea. ”
Ingredients
Serves 10
- FOR THE COFFEE RING
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup milk, scalded
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup peach jam
- FOR THE GLAZE
- 1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- SPECIAL AID
- 1 drinking glass
Directions
1
Making the Coffee Ring: Grease a large baking sheet. Combine yeast with warm water. In another bowl, combine milk, butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt; cool slightly. Beat in flour, yeast mixture and eggs.
2
Knead dough until smooth, about 8-10 minutes. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
3
On a floured surface, roll out dough to a 14-inch circle. Place on prepared baking sheet. Place a drinking glass in center. Cut dough into 4 large sections and cut each section into 5 strips.
4
Remove the glass. Gather 2 strips and twist together; continue around circle.
5
Coil one of the twisted ends and roll up to the center of the ring.
6
Continue with remaining twists and gather loosely around center to form additional flower buns. Let dough rise again until doubled.
7
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake coffee ring until golden, about 25 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack. Spoon peach jam evenly into center of each bun. Cool completely.
8
Making the Glaze: While coffee ring is cooling, prepare glaze. In a small bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar, milk and vanilla. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
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Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
For best results, cool the coffee cake completely before drizzling on the icing.
Serving Suggestion
Serving Suggestion
For a refreshing starter, serve this coffee cake with a bowl of fresh grapefruit sections and garnish with sliced strawberries.
Variation
Variation
Instead of forming the flower buns, simply divide the dough into 10 pieces, roll into balls, place in a 10-inch cake pan and proceed as recipe directs. For a different flavor, add 1⁄2 teaspoon of almond or orange extract to the icing.
Make Ahead
Make Ahead
This coffee cake is perfect to bake a day in advance. Just keep the cake covered until you are ready to serve.
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