Mincemeat Coffee Ring Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup milk. Add sugar, butter, eggs, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace, 2-1/2 cups flour and the remaining milk; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface;cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll into a 16-in. x 12-in. rectangle. Spread mincemeat to within 1 in. of edges. , Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Form into a circle and pinch ends together. Place in a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan, with seam facing the inside of pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Combine cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl. Reserve 1 heaped teaspoon for the mincemeat. Store the rest in a small jar for a later use.
• Inspect two 12-ounce jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until mincemeat is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
• Combine apple, sultanas, sugar, currants, raisins, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low heat and stir gently until butter has melted. Stir in chopped almonds, orange zest, 1 teaspoon of mixed spice, and cinnamon. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set mincemeat aside to cool down for 30 minutes. Stir in brandy. Spoon into sterilized jars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a small saucepan, melt margarine. Coat bottom and sides of ungreased 12 cup fluted tube pan with 2 tablespoons of the melted margarine.
• Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of the nuts over bottom of prepared pan.
• Add remaining nuts, brown sugar and water to remaining margarine. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Separate dough into 20 biscuits; cut each biscuit in half and shape into a ball. Place 20 balls on bottom of prepared pan.
• Drizzle half of the caramel sauce over balls. Repeat layers.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Invert on wax paper immediately and remove from pan.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• For dough, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Beat shortening and granulated sugar in a large mixer bowl on medium-high speed 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture just until combined. Stir in mincemenat until well mixed.
• Drop dough by measured tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 10 - 12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Transer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for coffee frosting beat together confectioners sugar, coffee and melted butter in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• Frost each cookie with about a teaspoon of icing. Top each cookie with 1 pecan half.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease a 9" cake pan.
• Combine biscuit mix & sugar, then add milk, stirring to make a soft dough.
• On lightly floured board, roll out dough into 12"x10" rectangle.
• Combine marmalade & mincemeat, & spread mixture evenly over dough, to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Roll jelly-roll-fashion, then cut into 10 pieces.
• Place pieces in prepared cake pan, more or less with 9 in a ring & 1 in the center.
• Bake until lightly browned, about 30-40 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Combine powdered sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons milk & orange extract, & frost the warm cake with this mixture.
• Serve warm or cold.