A hot roll mix makes this yeast coffeecake
easy to prepare. Shape and filling offer many options to make
it your own personal recipe idea.
Cinnamon Almond Coffeecake
- Mixed Fruit Filling:
2 1/2 cups chopped mixed dried fruit
1 1/2 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
1 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
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- Coffeecake:
1 (16-ounces) package hot roll mix
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful**
1 large egg
2 tablespoons stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
3/4 cup very hot tap water
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds (optional)
- For Mixed Fruit Filling: Combine dried
fruit, apple cider, 1 cup Equal® and 1 teaspoon lemon peel
in medium saucepan. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer,
uncovered, about 10 minutes or until cider is almost evaporated,
stirring occasionally. Cool.
- For Coffeecake: Combine flour and yeast
from hot roll mix in medium bowl. Add spices, lemon peel and
3/4 cup Equal®; mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients except
Mixed Fruit Filling and almonds, to make soft dough.
- Knead dough on lightly floured surface
about 5 minutes or until smooth. Cover dough with bowl; let stand
15 minutes.
- Divide dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll
1 piece on floured surface into 20 x 6-inch rectangle. Spread
half of Mixed Fruit Filling over dough to within 1-inch of edges.
Roll up dough, beginning with long edge.
- Place dough, seam side down, on sprayed
baking sheet; shape into a ring, pinching ends together to seal.
Cut around sides of ring with scissors, cutting through center
of dough and leaving top and bottom of ring uncut. Gently open
cut surfaces of dough to expose filling. Repeat with remaining
dough and filling. Let stand in warm place about 45 minutes or
until doubled in size.
- Bake coffeecakes in preheated 350°F
oven about 15 minutes or until dough is browned. Slide coffeecakes
onto wire racks to cool. Sprinkle with almonds, if desired.
Makes 16 servings.
* May substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener
** May substitute 18 packets Equal sweetener
Tips: Coffeecakes can also be made into
a heart, horseshoe or other desired shapes. After forming, cut
dough as directed above in recipe. A single dried fruit such
as apricots, pears or apples can be substituted for the mixed
dried fruit, if desired.
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
calories 207, protein 5 g, carbohydrate 42 g, fat 3 g, sodium
226 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 fruit, 1 1/2 starch,
1/2 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®
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