Almond Paste Twirl Coffee Cake
Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins
Preparation Time: 3 hrs
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 20
- 3 cups flour
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
- 1 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- powdered sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup ground almonds (also known as almond flour)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Recipe
- 1 in a large mixer bowl, combine 2 cups flour & yeast.
- 2 on the stove, heat milk, butter, granulated sugar & salt until 115-120 degrees. don't worry if the butter isn't completely melted.
- 3 add to dry mixture in bowl.
- 4 add egg, beating at a low speed for 1/2 minute. be sure to scrape the bowl during mixing so as to get all yeast incorporated.
- 5 beat at a high speed for 3 minutes.
- 6 stir in the remaining flour (and up to 1/2 cup more to make a soft, knead-able dough).
- 7 knead on floured surface until smooth.
- 8 put ball in greased bowl. flip to grease both sides.
- 9 cover with damp cloth & let rise in a warm place until double (1-1 1/2 hours).
- 10 punch dough down & let rest 10 minutes.
- 11 roll into a rectangle (about 12x18 inches).
- 12 make the almond filling by creaming together sugar and butter. stir in slmonds & extract.
- 13 spread the almond filling over the pastry.
- 14 roll from the long edge & pinch to seal.
- 15 place seam side down on greased baking sheet (can be shaped as necessary to fit onto baking sheet).
- 16 cut every 1/2 inch to within 1/2 inch of bottom. gently pull each slice alternately to left & right.
- 17 let rise in warm place until nearly double (about 1 hour).
- 18 bake in 375 degree overn for 20-25 minutes.
- 19 while still hot, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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