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Cherry Walnut Coffeecake Recipe


Cherry Walnut Coffeecake Recipe
This is a Sweetbread cake filled with fruit & nuts. It is a decorative loaf-cake.

Maryelizlaw

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Ingredients
  • 5 1/4 to 5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp grated lemon peel
  • 2 pkgs Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts
  • 2/3 cups chopped maraschino cherries
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • Peanut Oil
  • Confectioner's sugar frosting

Directions
  1. In a large bowl throughly mix 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, lemon peel and undissolved yeast.
  2. Combine milk, water & margarine in a saucepan.
  3. Heat over low heat until liquids are very warm (120^F.-130^F).
  4. Margarine does not need to be melted.
  5. Gradually add to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium spped of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
  6. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour.
  7. Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  8. Stir in enough additional flour to make stiff dough.
  9. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then a towel.
  10. Set aside for 20 minutes.
  11. Combine walnuts, cherries and 3 tablespoons sugar.
  12. Turn dough out onto heavily floured board.
  13. Divide dough in half.
  14. Roll each half into a 14 x10-inch rectangle.
  15. Spead with cherry filing.
  16. Roll up from long side as for jelly roll to for a roll 14 inches long.
  17. Pinch sides to seal.
  18. Place on a greased baking sheet.
  19. Cut diagonal slits about 1-inch apart in rolls, starting from top surface of roll and cutting about 2/3 of the way through.
  20. Pull cut pieces out alternately right and left.
  21. Cover loosely with wax paper brushed with peanut oil, then top with plastic wrap.
  22. Refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.
  23. When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator.
  24. Uncover dough carfully.
  25. Let stand 10 minutes.
  26. Bake at 275^F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until done.
  27. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
  28. Frost with Confectioners' sugar frosting.

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