Apricot Tea Ring

Title:
Apricot Tea Ring

Yield:
1 Tea ring

Categories:
Bread,
Yeast




Ingredients:




-----------------------------------DOUGH-----------------------------------


     1    Cake compressed yeast; or...


     1 pk -Dry yeast


   1/4 c  Lukewarm water


   3/4 c  Milk; scalded


   1/4 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed


     1 ts Salt


   1/4 c  Shortening


     3 c  Sifted all-purpose flour


          -- (plus more as necessary)


     1    Egg; beaten


     1 c  Quaker Oats, uncooked


          -- (quick or old-fashioned)





----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------


    12 oz Dried apricots


     2 c  Water


     1 ts Lemon juice


   1/4 c  Sugar





 For dough, soften yeast in lukewarm water.  (Use warm water for dry


 yeast.)  Pour scalded milk over sugar, salt and shortening.  Cool to


 lukewarm.  Stir in 1 cup flour and egg.  Add softened yeast and oats.


 Stir in enough more flour to make a soft dough.


 


 Turn out on lightly floured board or canvas; knead until smooth and


 satiny; about 10 minutes.  Round dough into ball; place in greased bowl;


 brush lightly with melted shortening.  Cover and let rise in warm place


 until double in size, about 1 hour.


 


 While dough is rising, prepare filling.  For filling, combine apricots,


 water, lemon juice and sugar in medium-sized saucepan.  Cook over low


 heat, stirring occasionally until thickened.  Cool.


 


 Punch dough down; cover; let rest 10 minutes.  Roll to form an 18x12-inch


 rectangle.  Brush with melted butter; spread with filling.  Starting with


 long side, roll up as for jelly roll.  Form into circle on greased cooky


 sheet, sealed edge down.  Make cuts 2/3 of way through ring at 1-inch


 intervals.  Turn one section to left and next to right. Repeat around


 ring. [Cut edges showing a spiral of filling will be exposed, and parallel


 with the work surface. --K.M.]  Brush lightly with melted shortening.


 


 Cover; let rise in warm place until nearly double in size, about 45


 minutes.  Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) 20 to 25 minutes.


 Drizzle with confectioner's sugar frosting while still warm.  Makes one


 large tea ring.


 


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 Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company


 Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias


 


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