Danish Tea Rings

This is a recipe my sister brought back from her mission in the Netherlands.

Danish Tea Rings

½ C warm water

2 1/4 tsp yeast

½ tsp sugar

1 C scalded milk

½ C sugar

½ C softened butter

5 C flour (I used more)

1 tsp salt

3 eggs, beaten (perhaps only two in the dough and one for the top? That could explain why I had to add so much extra flour)

Combine warm water, yeast and 1/2 tsp sugar. Then combine milk, sugar, and butter and add to first mixture. Add eggs, then add flour and salt. Divide into 3 parts after first rising. Roll into rectangles. Spread on filling. Roll. Fold into circle on oiled pan. Cut with scissors every 1 ½ inches, ¾ of the way through. Turn pieces on side. Brush with beaten whole egg and decorate with sliced almonds. Let rise. Bake at 350 F until brown (mine baked for 20-25 min). Glaze.

**I made mine into one huge circle, but looking back, I think the recipe is indicating you are supposed to make three smaller rings, so do whatever appeals to you :)

Filling options (=anything you can think of)

Blueberry-Peach
1 C blueberries and peaches
2/3 C sugar
2 T corn starch
1 T cold water
Boil fruit and sugar, mix corn starch and water, add corn starch mixture to the fruit and boil until right consistency.

Cream Cheese
3 oz softened cream cheese
2 T sugar
vanilla, lemon juice/rind, and/or almond extract to taste

Nut
1/2 C finely chopped nuts
sprinkling of brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Glaze for the top
1 C powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
milk or water to pouring consistency