Ring-A-Lings

I bought some old Pillsbury Bake-Off recipe booklets that someone donated to the library. This recipe is the grand prize winner from the 1955 Bake-Off!

2 Tbls. yeast (or 2 packets)
1/4 cup very warm water with a sprinkle of sugar
1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. finely grated orange rind
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in very warm water with a sprinkle of sugar, let it rise at least 5 minutes. Heat the milk and butter enough to melt the butter, cool to lukewarm. Add milk/butter mix, eggs, salt and orange rind to yeast. Add flour and mix until dough pulls away from side of bowl. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Meanwhile prepare Nut Filling.
Roll out dough to a 22X12 inch rectangle on floured board. Spread half of dough along 22-inch side with Filling. Fold un-covered dough over filling.
Cut into 1-inch strips. Twist each strip 4 or 5 times. Then hold one end down on greased baking sheet for center of roll; curl strip around center, tucking other end under. Cover with waxed paper or towel. Let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, 45-60 minutes.
Bake at 375 for 10 minutes then remove rolls and brush with glaze; return to oven for 5 minutes until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet immediately. Makes 18 rolls.

Nut Filling:
1/3 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup ground or very finely chopped pecans (or hazelnuts or filberts)

Cream butter then add powdered sugar and thoroughly mix. Add the nuts and mix well.

Glaze:
1/4 cup orange juice
3 Tbls. sugar
Mix well.

It is helpful to have a 4 year old do the chopping for you.

And he is also good for mixing the filling together.

My rectangle is not very square.

With the filling covering half the dough.

Cut into 1 inch strips.

Twist each strip

then curve around to make round roll.

Scoop up spilled filling and sprinkle over rolls before baking.

Add glaze after 10 minutes of baking. Ask Becky to take picture right side up next time.

Finished Ring-A-Lings!