Scandinavian Almond Ring (basic Sweet Dough)

Ingredients: 0.50 Teaspoon Ground Cardamom Seed 0.50 Each Recipe Basic Sweet Dough 1.00 Tablespoon Sweet Sherry Wine Or Vanilla 0.00 Temperature 1.75 Cup Ground Blanched Or Un 0.50 Teaspoon Almond Extract 0.25 Cup Lightly Salted Butter Or 2.00 Teaspoon Milk, Mixed With 1 Teaspoon 1.00 Large Egg 0.33 Cup Granulated Sugar

Directions:

Beat the egg in a medium-sized bowl Add the almonds, butter, sugar, almond extract, sherry, and cardamom. Mix well. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Roll out the Basic Sweet Dough to a rectangle 12 x 18 inches. Spread the almond filling evenly over the dough, leaving 2 inches along one long side. Starting from the other long side, roll up the dough like a jelly roll. Place, seam down, on a lightly greased baking sheet, twist into a circle and pinch the ends to join. Using scissors, make cuts about three-fourths of the way through the dough at about 1-inch intervals. Cover and let rise for 20 minutes in a warm place. Heat the oven to 350F. Bake the coffee cake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with the milk-sugar mixture. Cool on a wire rack. Makes one coffeecake. [ The Redbook Breadbook ] Posted by Fred Peters.