Apricot Tea Ring – We Love God!

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Breads, Yeast	1	Tea ring

INGREDIENTS

1		Cake compressed yeast, or…
1		Dry yeast
1/4	c	Lukewarm water
3/4	c	Milk, scalded
1/4	c	Brown sugar, firmly packed
1	t	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
12	oz	Dried apricots
2	c	Water
1	t	Lemon juice
1/4	c	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

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.  Source:
Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with  permission from
The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of  Karen Mintzias
File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/quaker01.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3121 Calories From Fat: 549 Total Fat: 61.4g Cholesterol: 214.7mg Sodium: 2468.2mg Potassium: 4508mg Carbohydrates: 603.9g Fiber: 35g Sugar: 286.4g Protein: 56.6g