Swedish Tea Ring - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. scalded milk
1/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 cake compressed yeast
3 1/2 c. flour
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. melted butter
brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. raisins
3 Tbsp. milk
1 c. confectioners sugar, sifted

Preparation

Add shortening, sugar and salt to scalded milk.
When cooled to lukewarm, add yeast and half the flour and beat well.
Let rise until light in a warm, draft-free place.
Add egg and remaining flour.
Mix well and let rise.
Roll dough into oblong strip about 1/4-inch thick and 13 x 9 inches.
Spread with melted butter, brown sugar, nuts and raisins.
Roll up like a jelly roll and form into a ring on a greased baking sheet.
With scissors make cuts two-thirds of the way through ring at 2-inch intervals.
Turn each cut section on its side.
Cover and let rise until double in bulk.
Bake about 30 minutes in hot oven (375\u00b0).
Frost while hot with a thin icing made by combining the milk and confectioners sugar.