Maple butter twists

20 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pack Active dry yeast -- 1/4 oz.
¼ cup Warm water
½ cup Milk -- warmed
¼ cup Butter or margarine --
½ cup Packed brown sugar
½ cup Walnuts -- chopped
⅓ cup Sugar
¼ cup Maple syrup
Melted
2 eaches Eggs -- beaten
3 tablespoons Sugar
1½ teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons All-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon Maple extract

Directions

FILLING

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, butter, eggs, sugar, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured board and knead until smooth and elastic about 6-8 min. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled about 1 hour. Combine all filling ingredients; mix well. Punch dough down and divide in half. Roll each half into a 14x8 inch. rectangle. Spread filling over each rectangle. Starting with the 14 in. edge, roll up and seal edge. Place with seam side down on a greased baking sheet. with a sharp knife, cut roll in half lengthwise; 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 30 min.Bake at 350 deg. for 25 to 30 min. or until browned. Yield; 2 coffee cake.

Recipe By : Country Woman

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