Swedish Tea Logs
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Dry yeast
- ¼ cup Water
- 2¼ cup Flour
- 2 Tbsp. Sugar
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 cup Butter/Oleo
- ¼ cup Ev Milk
- 1 Egg
- ¼ cup Chopped raisins
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Chopped pecans
- 1 cup powdered Sugar
- ½ tsp. Vanilla
Directions
Soften yeast in water. Sift together flour, sugar and salt. Cut in ½ c butter. Add evaporated milk, egg, raisins and the yeast. Mix well, cover and chill 2 hrs or overnight. Cream ¼ c butter and brown sugar and add pecans. Divide dough in thirds and roll out on a floured surface each in a 12 x 6 in rectangle. Spread each with filling and roll up starting with the 12 in. side. Seal and place on cookie sheet lined with foil. Make cuts along outside edge 1 in. apart to within ½ in. of center. Turn cuts on sides and raise in warm place about 45 min. Bake @ 350 deg for 20- 25 minutes.
Frost while warm with glaze made as follows:
Brown 2 Tbsp. butter, add powdered sugar and ½ tsp. vanilla. Stir in 1-2 tsp. evaporated milk until separable.
Makes 3 Logs.
A little putsy but well worth it. Great for bake sales.