Nutty Apricot Coffee Cake
Makes 2 coffee cakes.
3/4 cup warm water (100 to 110oF)
1 envelopes FLEISCHMANN'S Active Dry Yeast
3/4 cup warm milk (100 to 110oF)
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 to 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon SPICE ISLANDS Ground Cinnamon
1 cup chopped dried apricots, dates, prunes, or pears
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Honey Glaze (recipe follows)
Directions
Place 1/4 cup warm water in warm bowl. Sprinkle in yeast; stir until dissolved. Add remaining water, warm milk, honey, oil, salt, and 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; blend well. Stir in whole wheat flour and enough remaining all-purpose flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
Punch dough down. Remove to lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each half to 13 x 8-inch rectangle; transfer to 2 greased baking sheets. Brush rectangles with melted butter. In small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, apricots, and pecans; stir well. Sprinkle half of brown sugar mixture over center-third (lengthwise portion) of each rectangle.
Along each 13-inch side of coffeecake, cut 13 (1-inch-wide) strips from edge of filling to edge of dough. Starting at one end, alternately fold 6 strips from each side across filling toward opposite end. Repeat from other end using 6 strips from each side. Loosely tie together remaining 2 center strips on top of loaf. Repeat with second coffeecake. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until almost doubled in size, about 20 to 40 minutes.
Bake at 375oF for 25 minutes or until done, switching positions of sheets halfway through baking for even browning. Remove from sheets; let cool on wire racks. Brush with Honey Glaze.
Honey Glaze: In small saucepan, stir 1/4 cup honey and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine over medium heat until butter melts.
Per Serving:
Serving size: 1 slice (1/20 of recipe)
calories 222; total fat 8g; saturated fat 2g;
cholesterol 5mg; sodium 143mg; total carbohydrate 36g; dietary fiber 3g; protein 4g.
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