2 : c Sliced almonds (about 8 oz)
12 : oz Milk chocolate or semi-sweet
-chocolate : -chocolate chips (2 cups)
2 : Sticks (8-oz) butter, cut
-into : -into bits
1 : /2 c Firmly packed light brown
-sugar : -sugar
1 : c Margarine or butter,
-softened : -softened
1 : c Firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 : c Granulated sugar
2 : Eggs
1 : ts Vanilla
1 : 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 : ts Baking soda
1/2 : ts Baking powder
1/2 : ts Salt (opt)
2 : c QUAKER Oats (quick or
15: Remove from oven to preheat
0: 1
1: Place dough ingredients in bread pan, select Dough setting, and press Start
2: 2
3: When the dough has risen long enough, the machine will beep
4: Turn off bread machine, remove bread pan, and turn out dough onto a lightly floured countertop or cutting board
5: Gently roll and stretch dough into an 18-inch rope
6: Grease a large baking sheet(s)
7: With a sharp knife, divide the dough into 17 pieces
8: Roll each piece into a ball and place it on the greased baking sheet in the shape of a Christmas tree, spaced about a half-inch apart; 5 balls for the bottom roll, 4 balls for the next row, 3 balls for the next row, 2 balls for the next row, and 1 ball at the top
9: Combine the remaining 2 balls into 1 large ball, gently roll it into a thick rope and shape it into an "S" to form the tree trunk
10: VARIATION: This recipe makes one large Christmas tree coffee cake
11: To create 2, 4, or 6 smaller trees, simply divide the dough into 2, 4, or 6 pieces initially and then follow the directions for dividing up the dough and shaping each tree
12: 3
13: Cover and let rise in a warm oven for 30 to 45 minutes until doubled
14: (Hint: To warm oven slightly, turn oven on Warm setting for 1 minute, then turn it off, and place covered dough in oven to rise
16: ) Remove baking sheet(s) from oven
17: Preheat oven to 375 F
18: 4
19: Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown
20: Cool on a cake rack
21: 5
22: When the coffee cake(s) is cooled, in a small bowl, combine the icing ingredients, adding enough liquid to make the icing thin enough to spread over the coffee cake
23: Spread each roll with icing, then decorate with cinnamon red hot candies
24: Yields 1 Christmas tree coffee cake
25: Nutritional information per Christmas tree: Calories 149, Fat 3
26: 4 g, Carbohydrate 26
27: 3 g, Protein 3
28: 2 g, Fiber
29: 7 gm, Sodium 166 mg, Cholesterol 20
30: 5 mg
31: Joyce's Notes: For a cinnamon nut coffee cake, I added 1 tsp
32: of cinnamon and about 1/2 cups chopped pecans
33: Good!! I also made 2 trees by dividing the dough in half, then making 12 balls, using 10 for the tree and 2 for the trunk
34: Source: "The Bread Machine Magic Book of Helpful Hints" by Linda Rehberg and Lois Conway
35: Meal-Mastered for you by Joyce Burton
36: Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #300 Date: Sat, 2 Nov 1996 14:21:26 +0000 From: Linda Place <placel@worldnet
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