Cinnamon Twist (basic Sweet Dough)

We are told men ought not to preach without preparation. Granted. But, we add, men ought not to hear without preparation. Which, do you think, needs the most preparation, the sower or the ground? I would have the sower come with clean hands, but I would have the ground well-plowed and harrowed, well-turned over, and the clods broken before the seed comes in. It seems to me that there is more preparation needed by the ground than by the sower, more by the hearer than by the preacher.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Breads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2		Recipe Basic Sweet Dough
1 1/2	T	Lightly salted butter or
		margarine melted
1/4	c	Granulated sugar
1	t	Ground cinnamon
1/3	c	Dark seedless raisins
1/4	c	Chopped walnuts
1/2	c	Confectioner's sugar
1	T	Warm milk
1/4	t	Vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare the Basic Sweet Dough.  Lightly grease a baking sheet.  On a
lightly floured surface, roll out the Basic Sweet Dough to a  rectangle
14 x 10-inches.  Brush with the melted butter.  Mix the sugar and
cinnamon; sprinkle over the dough. Sprinkle with the  raisins and
walnuts.  Roll up the dough, jelly-roll style, starting  from one long
side. Pinch the ends and seam to seal and place the  roll, seam down,
on the center of the baking sheet.  With scissors, cut the roll at
1-inch intervals almost through to the  bottom of the roll.  Pull the
first slice to the right side and the  next slice to the left side.
Continue, alternating to the right and  left. Tuck in any raisins that
fall out.  Cover and let rise in a  warm place until doubled in volume,
about 1 hour.  Heat the oven to 350F.  Bake the coffeecake for 25 to 30
minutes, or  until lightly browned.  Remove from the baking sheet and
cool on a  wire rack. While the coffeecake is still warm, mix the
confectioners'  sugar with the milk and vanilla; spread over the cake.
Makes one large coffeecake.  NOTE  For a less sweet coffeecake, omit
the confectioners' sugar. Instead,  mix 2 teaspoons of milk with 1
teaspoon of granulated sugar and brush  over the bread as soon as it
comes out of the oven.  [ The Redbook Breadbook ]  Posted by Fred
Peters.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 255 Calories From Fat: 186 Total Fat: 21.3g Cholesterol: 3.3mg Sodium: 181mg Potassium: 105.2mg Carbohydrates: 16.9g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 14g Protein: 1.3g