Cherry Danish

Sammy Mae's Note:

A recipe I would like to try - prep time is an estimate and includes rise time for the dough. I found it on the Taste of Home website, from Country Woman. Here is their description: These ruby-colored pastries will be the first to disappear from your brunch table. You can use apple pie filling with equally good results.—Christie Cochran, Canyon, Texas

• Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 40 rolls

• 1 (¼ ounce) package active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water (110 to 115 )
• 1 cup warm milk (110 to 115 )
• ¾ cup shortening , divided
• 1⁄3; cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground mace
• ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 -4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

GLAZE

• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk
• 1⁄3; cup chopped almonds

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
2. Add the milk, 1/4 cup shortening, sugar, 2 eggs, salt, mace, extracts and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
3. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
4. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
5. Punch dough down.
6. On a large floured surface, roll dough out to a 24-in. x 16-in. rectangle.
7. Dot half of the dough with 1/4 cup of shortening; fold dough lengthwise.
8. Fold the dough three times lengthwise, then two times widthwise, each time dotting with some of the remaining shortening.
9. Place dough in a greased bowl; cover and let rise 20 minutes.
10. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 16-in. x 15-in. rectangle.
11. Cut into 8-in. x 3/4-in. strips, coil into a spiral shape, tucking end underneath the coil.
12. Place in two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
13. Beat remaining egg.
14. Make a depression in the center of each roll; brush with egg.
15. Fill with 1 tablespoon of pie filling.
16. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
17. Cool on a wire rack.
18. Combine the first three glaze ingredients; drizzle over rolls.
19. Sprinkle with almonds.

Reviews

[4Jacksons]

Great recipe! We ended up with about 30 rolls but they are disappearing fast! Substituted allspice and cloves for the mace.