Schnecken is a German word meaning "snails." This traditional recipe is made with a sweet yeast dough and rolled around a filling of brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. The rolled dough is then sliced and baked until golden brown.
FILLING1 cPecans, chopped4 ts Cinnamon2/3 cRaisins1/2 cButter1/2 cPacked brown sugar For the dough: stir yeast into warm water with 1/2 ts sugar.
Let stand for10 minutes.
Melt butter in small sauce pan.
Stir in milk, remaining sugar,and salt.
Heat until luke warm.
Ppour into a large bowl.
Stir in dissolvedyeast and eggs.
Stir flour in with a wooden spoon until a soft doughforms.
Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead until smooth andelastic.
Put dough into a greased bowl and cover.
Let rise for 1 hour oruntil doubled in size.
Grease 32 muffin cups (2 1/2).
For the filling: mix pecans, raisins, brown sugar and cinnamon in a smallbowl.
Punch down dough and divide in half.
On a lightly floured surface,roll on half the dough out to a 14 x 10 inch rectangle.
Brush with halfthe melted butter and sprinkle with half the filling mix.
Roll up jellyroll style, starting from the long side.
Cut into 16 pieces.
Place cutside down in greased muffin cups.
Repeat for other half of dough.
Covermuffin cups and let rise for 1 hour or until almost doubled in size.
Bake,in preheated 375 deg f oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve warm.
Makes 32rolls.
Per roll: 176 calories, 3 g protein, 7 g fat, 26 mg chol with butter or 14mg chol with margarine, 122 mg sodium, 25 g carbo.
Percent of caloriesfrom fat = 35.
7% .