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Title: Almond Twists
Categories: Holiday Cookie
Yield: 32 Servings
| CHRISTMAS WITH SOUTHERN LIVI | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 1 | tb | Yeast |
| 1/2 | c | Water; warm |
| 3 | c | Flour |
| 1/4 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | ts | Orange peel, grated |
| 1 | c | Butter; softened |
| 6 | Eggs | |
| 1 1/2 | c | Flour |
| FILLING | ||
| 8 | oz | Almond paste; canned |
| 1/2 | c | Butter; softened |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar, brown |
| 1/4 | c | Almonds; chopped, toasted |
| GLAZE | ||
| 2 | c | Sugar, powdered |
| 3 | tb | Milk |
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixing bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Add flour, sugar, salt, orange peel, butter, and eggs; beat at low speed until blended. Beat 4 minutes at medium speed. Add flour; beat at low speed until blended. Cover and let rise in warm (85 F) place, free from drafts, 1-1/2 to 2 hours, until doubled in bulk. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours.
Combine almond paste, butter, brown sugar, and almonds. Stir until blended and set aside. Punch down dough; divide in half. Refrigerate one dough half and roll out other half to 16"x10" rectangle on floured surface. Spread dough with half of almond mixture. Fold dough lengthwise into thirds, forming a long rectangle. Cut rectangle into sixteen 1" strips. Twist each strip and place on lightly greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. cover and let rise in warm place 1-1/2 hours, until doubled in bulk.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake 15 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
Glaze: combine powdered sugar and milk, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over warm rolls.
Tyops by Sylvia Steiger, SylviaRN@compuserve.com, homepage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SylviaRN, creator of Frazzled Cook breadmachine mixes
Nutritional information per serving: xx calories, xx gm protein, xxx mg cholesterol, xx gm carbohydrate, xxx mg sodium, x gm fiber, xx gm fat (x gm sat, x gm mono, x gm poly), x mg iron, xx mg calcium, xx% of calories from fat.
Brought to you by MMCONV and Sylvia Steiger, SylviaRN@compuserve.com or 71511.2253@compuserve.com, creator of Frazzled Cook breadmachine mixes, homepage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SylviaRN
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