ICELANDIC COFFEE WREATH

The Icelandics have a practical and down-to-earth approach to all of their cooking and baking, but they are exceptionally skilled at making wonderful things to go with coffee!

* Makes i coffee ring

Ingredients

• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water, 105°F to 115°F
• 1 egg
• 1\2 cup butter
• 5 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 1\2 to 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup almond paste
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel

GLAZE

• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• pearl sugar or crushed sugar cubes

Method

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water and let stand 5 minutes. Add the egg, butter, sugar, salt, and sour cream. Beat in 2 cups of the flour to make a stiff dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about i hour.
2. Turn out onto lightly floured board and roll out to make a square about 20 to 24 inches across as illustrated. To make the filling, blend the almond paste, egg, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Spread this mixture over the rolled-out dough to within i inch of the edge of the dough. Sprinkle with the raisins and orange peel. Roll dough up, jelly-roll fashion, enclosing the filling, Step i. Cover baking sheet or a 16-inch pizza pan with parchment paper or lightly grease it. Place roll on the pan in the shape of a wreath and seal ends together, Step 2. With a pair of scissors, clip the wreath and lift the cut dough back over the wreath decoratively, Step 3. Let rise i hour or until puffy. Preheat oven to 400°?. To make glaze, mix the beaten egg well with the 2 tablespoons milk. Brush wreath with the mixture and sprinkle with the pearl sugar. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden.

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