Braided Date Coffee Cake

Name: Braided Date Coffee Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams packages each) active dry yeast; 118 milliliters apricot preserves; 3 Tbsps butter, softened; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters chopped dates; 2 eggs; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 118 milliliters warm milk (110° to 115°); 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters warm water (110° to 115°); 2 Tbsps boiling water

Braided Date Coffee Cake might be just the morn meal you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 143 calories, 3g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, warm water, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Add the sugar, milk, oil, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour; beat on low speed 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

Cooking Oil

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

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Bowl

Meanwhile, combine the dates, water, pecans, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, 7-8 minutes. Stir in preserves; let cool.

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Lemon Juice

Preserves

Pecans

Dates

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Punch dough down. Turn on a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds.

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Dough

Punch

Roll each portion into a 15-in. x 6-in. rectangle.

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Roll

Place on greased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Spread a third of filling down the center third of each rectangle.

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Spread

On each long side, cut 1-1/2-in.-wide strips 1-3/4 in. into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling; seal ends. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.

Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until browned.

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