Swedish Tea Log
- 1 pkg. dry or cake yeast
- 1/4 c. warm water
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/4 c. evaporated milk
- 1 unbeaten egg
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- Soften dry or cake yeast in warm water.
- Sift together flour, salt and sugar.
- Cut in or melt butter.
- Add evaporated milk and egg.
- Add softened yeast to mixture; mix well.
- Cover.
- Chill for 2 hours or overnight.
- (Dough may be kept in refrigerator as long as 1 week.)
- After dough has chilled and you are ready to make logs: cream butter and add brown sugar.
- Cream well.
- Stir in chopped pecans.
- Divide dough into thirds.
- Roll out one part on floured surface to a 12 x 6-inch rectangle.
- Spread with 1/3 of the filling.
- Roll up, starting with 12-inch side.
- (Do not roll up like jelly roll.)
- Fold both sides to center and press them together, then roll sides down.
- Seal ends together so that filling will not run out of dough.
- Place on foil lined cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Let rise in warm place (85u0b0 to 90u0b0) until light, about 45 minutes.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 to 20 minutes or until light brown.
- Top with Vanilla Glaze:
cake yeast, warm water, flour, salt, sugar, butter, milk, egg, butter, brown sugar, pecans
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=361258 (may not work)