Cherry Almond Wreath

Name: Cherry Almond Wreath
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 83 grams finely chopped blanched almonds; 57 grams butter, softened; 85 grams chopped red and green candied cherries; 80 grams confectioners sugar; 2 eggs; 31 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 122 milliliters warm milk (110° to 115°); 2 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps sugar; 59 milliliters warm water (110° to 115°); 1 teaspoon water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Cherry Almond Wreath a try. One serving contains 96 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes. Head to the store and pick up active yeast, salt, blanched almonds, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Vegetarian Christmas wreath, Cherry Almond Tart, and Apple, Cherry, Pear and Almond Breakfast Muffins.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk and water.

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Water

Yeast

Milk

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Bowl

Add the eggs, butter, sugar, salt, lemon peel, cardamom and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth.

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Lemon Peel

Cardamom

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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

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

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Bowl

In a small bowl, beat butter, flour, sugar, extract and lemon peel. Stir in almonds and cherries. Refrigerate.

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Lemon Peel

Cherries

Almonds

Extract

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Bowl

Punch dough down. Turn on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Punch

Roll into a 30-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Crumble filling over rectangle to within 1/2 in. of edges.

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Roll

Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal.

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Jelly

Roll

Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. With scissors, cut lengthwise down the middle of the roll; carefully turn cut sides up. Loosely twist strips around each other, keeping cut sides up. Shape into a ring and pinch ends together. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.

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Roll

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