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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 30 |
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I make my festive-looking coffee cakes at Christmas and for breakfast company. My husband doesn't usually care for apricots, but he loves these. The holidays are a busy time on our small New England acreage. In addition to a few cattle and some chickens, we raise 50 turkeys every year! Ingredients:
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream |
2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast |
1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°) |
1/4 cup butter, softened |
1/3 cup sugar |
2 teaspoons salt |
2 eggs, beaten |
5-1/4 to 6 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, divided |
1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) finely chopped dried apricots |
1-1/2 cups finely chopped maraschino cherries |
2 tablespoons butter, melted |
icing: |
2 cups confectioners' sugar |
2 to 3 tablespoons water |
Directions:
1. In a saucepan, heat sour cream until lukewarm. Set aside. Dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, add sour cream, softened butter, sugar, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour. With an electric mixer, beat until smooth. Stir in just enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down; divide into 3 equal parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll each part into a 15-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Place on greased baking sheets. With a scissors, make 2-in. cuts at 1/2-in. intervals on the long sides of rectangle. Combine apricots and cherries; spread one-third of the mixture down the center of each rectangle. Crisscross strips over filling. Stretch dough to 22 in. and curve to form cane. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes. While warm, brush canes with melted butter. Combine icing ingredients and drizzle. Yield: 3 coffee cakes.
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