My Bake Sale Butter Rings

Total Time: 5 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope dry yeast
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• yellow food coloring (optional)
• cinnamon
• sugar
• raisins
• ground nuts
• candied cherry
• thick fruit filling

Recipe

• 1 scald milk; add 1/2 cup sugar, salt, margarine, flavoring and a few drops of food coloring, if using it.
• 2 cool to lukewarm.
• 3 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup very warm water in mixing bowl.
• 4 add lukewarm milk mixture, egg, and 2 cups flour.
• 5 beat until smooth.
• 6 stir in 2 more cups flour to make stiff batter.
• 7 cover and refrigerate two hours (or up to two days).
• 8 roll dough into two 14" x 7" oblongs.
• 9 now, if you desire, you can scatter any of the above listed filling ingredients onto dough, or you can leave it plain.
• 10 roll up lengthwise and seal edges.
• 11 form into two rings, sealed edges down on greased baking sheets.one to a sheet and seal ends.
• 12 with a sharp knife, cut 2/3 through rings at 1 inch intervals.
• 13 twist each section sideways.
• 14 cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled, about an hour.
• 15 bake at 375 degrees f. about 25 minutes.
• 16 frost while warm with thin confectioners glaze and sprinkle with chopped nuts or your choice of toppings.
• 17 makes two large rings.