King Cake

Name: King Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 14 grams envelopes active dry yeast; 59 milliliters butter or margarine; 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 20 servings Colored Sugars; 2 larges eggs; 1 liters all-purpose flour, divided; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 454 grams sour cream; 79 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters warm water (100° to 110°)

King Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. This recipe serves 20. One serving contains 314 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of salt, ground cinnamon, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Cook first 4 ingredients in a saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until butter melts. Cool mixture to 100 to 11

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in 1/2 cup warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Add butter mixture, eggs, and 2 cups flour; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until smooth. Gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

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Dough

Place in a well-greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

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Stir together 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

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Cinnamon

Sugar

Punch dough down; divide in half. Turn 1 portion out onto a lightly floured surface; roll to a 28- x 10-inch rectangle.

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Punch

Roll

Spread half each of cinnamon mixture and softened butter on dough.

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Spread

Dough

Roll dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at long side.

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Roll

Place dough roll, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bring ends together to form an oval ring, moistening and pinching edges together to seal. Repeat with remaining dough, cinnamon mixture, and butter.

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Cinnamon

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Roll

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