Christmas Tea Ring

Our family makes a lot of these every Christmas, some to give away, some for Christmas breakfast.

Step: 1

Roll bread dough into a rectangle 8 inches wide and 15 inches long. Spread butter over the bread, leaving about 1/2 inch of a long edge unbuttered. Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour in a bowl and sprinkle the mixture over the buttered part of the dough.

Step: 2

Starting with the long edge opposite the unbuttered edge, tightly roll the dough over the filling; seal the roll along the unbuttered edge to make a log.

Step: 3

Lightly grease a 12-inch round cake pan or baking dish; place dough into the pan and form a ring, pinching the two ends together to seal. Use kitchen scissors or sharp knife to make cuts 3/4 inch deep into the outside of the ring. Twist the cut sections of dough slightly to reveal filling.

Step: 4

Cover the tea ring with a cloth, place into a warm area, and let rise until doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Step: 5

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step: 6

Bake tea ring in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Cover with a sheet of aluminum foil after 15 minutes if tea ring starts to brown too quickly. Let tea ring cool in pan for about 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.

Step: 7

Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl to make a smooth frosting. Spread top of the tea ring with frosting.

Per Serving: 337 calories; protein 6.1g; carbohydrates 59.4g; fat 8.1g; cholesterol 15.4mg; sodium 363.7mg.

Eating healthy breakfast to continue the day has become a fabulous habit. It’s a fabolous way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sweet hit from the fruit wakes me up and bring me power to make on the morning. Sugar is more vilified as the evil of all disease, but sweetness is also loaded with fibre, which is best for your stomach system and helps keep you feeling full longer, and less likely grab a side food out of the street food before break .

Making fruit a morning habit is easy . Easy as put the sweetness in your fridge next to the sweet drink or on the bench next to your cereal bowl , or move your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll see it. Before you eat the rest of your breakfast , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.

Giving your stomach energy a bit of sugar in the morning is important to move your metabolism for the day and insert important element to your brain, which, incidentally, requires a continuous supply of sugar in the form of process glucose, amounting to around 120g daily. There is also substantial evidence to backup the idea that a diet high in fiber can lowering your risk of a count of of cancers. And of course, you benefit from all the other vitamins and antioxidants in fruit, which keep you strong and healthy.