Holiday coffee

Holiday coffee

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1 item
• cup sugar - 1/4 item
• large egg, lightly beaten - 1 item
• large egg yolks - 2 item
• cup butter or margarine - 1/2 item
• tablespoons flour - 2 item
• large eggs, at room temperature - 2 item
• 1/2 teaspoons salt - 1 item
• packages rapid-rise yeast - 2 item
• cup warm water 105 to 115 degrees - 1/2 item
• 3/4 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided - 5 item
• teaspoon cardamom - 1 item
• cup lukewarm milk - 1 item
• large egg yolk, at room temperature - 1 item
• Stir
• tablespoons sour cream - 2 item
• teaspoon grated orange peel - 1 item
• cans apricot halves, pitted sweet cherries or plum halves in syrup, drained and patted dry - 2 item
• tablespoon melted butter or margarine - 1 item
• to 3 tablespoons crystallized sugar - 2 item

How to make holiday coffee:

Make dough: Sprinkle yeast and a pinch of sugar over warm water in measuring cup. Stir. Let stand just until foamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and cardamom in large bowl. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. Whisk together lukewarm milk, 2 eggs and egg yolk in medium bowl until blended: whisk in other ingredients and knead. Let rise. Press one piece of dough into a 16 X 9 inch rectangle onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut twelve 1-inch strips of dough along each side of filling. Gently stretch strips across filling; alternating side to side and pressing gently. Roll two 16-inch-long ropes of dough. Join one end of ropes and twist together: arrange down center of loaf.Cheese Filling:1 1/2 cups Mascarpone or 12 ounces cream cheese, softened2 tablespoons sour cream1/4 cup sugar2 large egg yolks2 tablespoons flour1 teaspoon grated orange peel2 cans apricot halves, pitted sweet cherries or plum halves in syrup, drained and patted dry1 large egg, lightly beaten1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine2 to 3 tablespoons crystallized sugar Mix ingredients and spread over dough before you braid the coffee cake.

Recipe categories: Low protein, Drinks, North american.