Name: Danish Almond Tea Ring
Yield: Makes 1 ring, 12 to 16 servings
Cuisine: Danish
Ingredients: ¾ cup 2% milk; ½ cup sugar; 1 large egg white; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar; 1 (8 ounces) can almond paste; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; ½ cup butter; ½ teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs; ¼ cup warm water (105° to 115° F.); 1 (¼ ounce) pkg active dry yeast; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes 1 ring,
12 to 16
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Scandinavian Classic Baking

By Pat Sinclair

Published 2011

About

Danish Tea Ring is filled with almond paste, a combination of ground almonds and sugar. Almond paste can be purchased in the baking aisle of most supermarkets, either in a can or a tube encased in plastic. When possible, press the tubes and select ones that are softer when you press the sides.

Ingredients

¾ cup 2% milk
½ cup sugar
½ cup

Method

Combine the milk, sugar, butter and salt in a medium saucepan and heat until small bubbles form on the sides of the pan, about 2 to 3 minutes. Cool to 115° F. The butter doesn’t need to be melted. Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and let stand 5 minutes until the yeast is dissolved.

Add the yeast and almond extract. Stir in 2 cups flour. M