Blueberry Tea-Ring Cake
Ring-shaped bread filled with dried blueberries and cinnamon brown sugar streusel, drizzled with almond glaze.
Ingredients
milk
3/4 cup (1.5 lb) / 1 cup (2 lb)
water
1/4 cup (1.5 lb) / 1/3 cup (2 lb)
egg
1
margarine or butter, cubed
1/4 cup (1.5 lb) / 1/3 cup (2 lb)
bread flour
3 1/2 cups (1.5 lb) / 4 2/3 cups (2 lb)
granulated sugar
1/4 cup (1.5 lb) / 1/3 cup (2 lb)
salt
3/4 tsp (1.5 lb) / 1 tsp (2 lb)
active dry yeast or bread-machine yeast
1 tsp (1.5 lb) / 1 1/4 tsp (2 lb)
brown sugar, firmly packed, for the filling
1/3 cup (1.5 lb) / 1/2 cup (2 lb)
bread flour, for the filling
3 tbsp (1.5 lb) / 1/4 cup (2 lb)
ground cinnamon, for the filling
1 tsp (1.5 lb) / 1 1/4 tsp (2 lb)
margarine or butter, for the filling
3 tbsp (1.5 lb) / 1/4 cup (2 lb)
water, for cooking the blueberries
3/4 cup (1.5 lb) / 1 cup (2 lb)
dried blueberries
1/2 cup (1.5 lb) / 2/3 cup (2 lb)
almond icing
to taste
Instructions
1
Making the dough
Choose the desired recipe size. Following the manufacturer's instructions, add the first 8 ingredients to the bread machine. Select the Dough cycle. When the cycle finishes, remove the dough, degas it, cover it, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
2
Preparing the filling
Mix the brown sugar, flour (3 tbsp or 1/4 cup), and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in the butter (3 tbsp or 1/4 cup) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then set aside.
3
Preparing the blueberries
Bring the water (3/4 or 1 cup) to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from the heat. Add the dried blueberries and soak for 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels; set aside.