Sweet (swedish) tea ring.
1 pck yeast
1/2 cup warm water (105- 115)
1/2 cup warm milk
1/3 cup butter and 1/3 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
Dissolve yeast in warm water, in large bowl. Stir in milk, sugar, butter, salt, egg (warm egg, not cold) and add 2 cups flour. Beat (you may use a mixer) Then work in another 1 1/2 - 2 cups more flour til it is smooth and no longer sticky. Place in a warm place.( you can pre heat the oven to 100 and then turn off, 80 degrees is warm) Place a cover/ towel over and let rise to double about 1 -1/2 hours. Punch down the dough and shape. Roll 1/2 of dough to a 15" X 9" rectangle. Smear melted butter on dough, not heavy. Then put filling on such as cinnamon/sugar (or any filling you like) sugar about 1/2 cup and 2 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle it on the smeared butter. Seal the ends. Do the other dough the same.Put sealed edges down on greased cookie/pizza sheet. Shape into a ring. Cut 2/3 of the way through ring at one inch intervals. You are making a fanned out ring laying sections out a bit, a flare look. Heat at 350- 375. Have some aluminum foil to cover the outside of the ring into the cooking so as not to burn, like you do with pies. You can decorate the tea ring with icing or glazes, nuts or cherried cherries to look festive. You can also use the tea ring at Easter time and fill the middle ring with hard boiled eggs. Great for breakfast. You could also shape in the form of a candy cane.
Tea Ring for a meal! Use the same recipe as above with some changes: water 1 cup(using no milk) use less sugar about 2 tablespoons sugar is enough, use shortening instead of butter. Make up the dough and let rise. Then form in the same way; 2 rectangles and fill. Fill with tuna, one egg, some sauted onions and shredded cheese. Be sure the tuna is dry. Or use chicken chopped, or whatever filling you like. Put some slits on the top of the bread rolls for vents. And bake and serve with cheese sauce.
Calzone: same recipe or you may use bisquick. I use regular bread dough. For this recipe one roll is made, that is a larger rectangle rolled out. For filling: in a skillet sautee onion, gr. peppers in thin slices in 2 tablespoons of Italian dressing. Then spread that on your rectangle and then use thin sliced meats, very thin, and cheese, to your liking. You would like to get your meat at room temp and not cold before putting in the roll. Roll it up. and pinch closed. In this calzone it is not a spiral roll up like the Swedish tea ring, it is folded and pinched with air vents, slits and bake. Oh, this is so good! I watch for luncheon meat on sale. When due date comes up our store will take off 50% and even 75% and what a treat. Watch your dairy and they too can have dough ready to use! When you have that combination, it's time to make a calzone!