Raspberry-Apple Stocking Coffee Cake

Portions:12
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Ingredients

PASTRY

  • 3½ to 4½ cups all-purpose flour
  • cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 packages regular active or fast-acting dry yeast 4½ teaspoons
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk beaten
  • 1 tablespoon water

FILLING

  • 1 cup raspberry pie filling from 21-oz can
  • 1 large apple peeled, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

GLAZE

  • cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons half-and-half or milk

Instructions

  • In large bowl, mix 2 cups of the flour, the granulated sugar, salt and yeast.
  • In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup milk and the butter over medium heat until very warm (120°F to 130°F).
  • Add warm liquid, whole egg and vanilla to flour mixture.
  • Beat with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute on medium speed.
  • By hand, stir in enough of the remaining 1½ to 2½ cups flour, ½ cup at a time, until dough pulls away from side of bowl.
  • On floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Grease large bowl with shortening or cooking spray.
  • Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides.
  • Cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel; let rise in warm place 50 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
  • Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together filling ingredients.
  • Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper; sprinkle lightly with flour.
  • Gently push fist into dough to deflate.
  • Turn dough onto cookie sheet; roll into 12×15-inch rectangle.
  • On both long sides of rectangle, cut 1-inch-wide slits about 4 inches deep.
  • Spread filling down center of dough.
  • Bring strips up over filling, overlapping and pressing in center.
  • Tuck ends in if necessary.
  • Carefully shape into a stocking.
  • Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray; cover with cloth towel.
  • Let rise in warm place 30 to 45 minutes or until almost doubled in size.
  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • In small bowl, mix egg yolk and water; brush over coffee cake.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.
  • Remove coffee cake from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool 30 minutes.
  • In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons half-and-half.
  • Gradually stir in remaining half-and-half, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of spreading consistency.
  • Spread glaze over coffee cake to create top, heel and toe of stocking.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Festive Touch

Customize your stocking however you wish! Flaked coconut sprinkled over the glaze before it’s dry will look like fur . . . write your last name on the top of the stocking using a tube of decorator icing or gel . . . sprinkle small candies or candy sprinkles over the glaze.

Kitchen Secrets

If your family and friends might “fight” over the iced portions of this coffee cake, reserve a little of the glaze and drizzle it lightly over the entire stocking.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 320 kcal
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Course Bread / Cake / Fruit / Stock