Swedish Tea-Ring

Category: Cakes and Bakes

Ingredients

150g/5½oz strong breadmaking white flour 5ml/½tsp salt 25g/1oz caster sugar 25g/1oz margarine 1 egg, beaten Enriched Dough Ingredients Yeast Batter 10ml/2tsp dried yeast or 15g/½oz fresh yeast or 1 x 5ml spoon fast action easy blend yeast 2.5ml/½tsp sugar 75ml/2½fl oz hand-hot milk 50g1¾oz strong white flour

Method

To make the batter: Stir the yeast and sugar into the milk. If using dried yeast leave it to stand for 5 mins. Mix in the flour and leave in a warm place until frothy - about 20 mins. NB if using easy blend yeast add to dry flour and then mix with milk and sugar. Mix together the flour, salt and sugar. Rub in the margarine. Stir the egg and flour mixture into the yeast batter and mix to a soft dough. Turn it onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and no longer sticky. Cover and leave to rise until doubled in size - about 1 hour. Filling 15g½oz butter, melted 50g/2oz light soft brown sugar 10ml/2tsp cinnamon On a floured surface roll out the risen dough to form an oblong 23cm x 38cm (9