Cherry Danishes

Total Time: 2 hrs 18 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup water, warm (110 to 115 )
• 1 cup milk, warm (110 to 115 )
• 3/4 cup shortening, divided
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 -4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
• 2 add milk, 1/4 cup shortening, sugar, 2 eggs, salt, mace, extracts and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth.
• 3 add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 4 turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
• 5 place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• 6 cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 7 punch dough down.
• 8 on a large floured surface, roll dough out to a 24-in. x 16-in. rectangle.
• 9 dot half of the dough with 1/4 cup of shortening; fold dough lengthwise. fold the dough three times lengthwise, then two times widthwise, each time dotting with some of the remaining shortening.
• 10 place dough in a greased bowl; cover and let rise 20 minutes.
• 11 on a floured surface, roll dough into a 16-in. x 15-inch rectangle.
• 12 cut into 8-in. x 3/4-in. strips, coil into a spiral shape, tucking end underneath the coil.
• 13 place in two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-inch baking pans.
• 14 cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 15 beat remaining egg.
• 16 make a depression in the center of each roll; brush with egg.
• 17 fill with 1 tablespoon of pie filling.
• 18 bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
• 19 cool on a wire rack.
• 20 combine the first three glaze ingredients; drizzle over rolls.
• 21 sprinkle with almonds.
• 22 yield: 40 rolls.