Swedish Tea Ring

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A holiday favorite, this Swedish Tea Ring is a sweet pastry filled with brown sugar, spices, and almond paste, and topped with buttercream frosting.

A slice of Swedish Tea Ring with the entire tea ring in the background

Swedish Tea Ring

If you have never had the pleasure of enjoying a Swedish tea yourself, you are in for a real treat. It is similar to a cinnamon roll or danish–yet different at the same time. So good!

This beautiful wreath-shaped pastry is perfect for serving for breakfast Christmas morning. It also makes a sweet treat any time of day throughout the holiday season. 

Swedish Tea Ring Topped with Frosting and Cherries

If you visit Crayons & Cravings regularly, you might notice that this recipe is a bit more complex than the easy recipes we typically share. But I promise you that it is so worth it.

Plus, it really isn’t all that difficult to make. It is more so just time-consuming, thanks to the sweet yeast dough which needs time to rise. This isn’t the kind of recipe that you can make at the last minute!

If you are looking for a quick & easy holiday breakfast, this Christmas morning monkey bread is the perfect recipe for you.

But if you are in for a bit of extra work, then stick with me and let’s get down to it.

Single bite of pastry on fork with plated pastry and coffee mug in background

Swedish Tea Ring Recipe

Start by gathering your ingredients. 

Flour, butter, egg, milk, sugar, almond paste, yeast

butter, cherries, slivered almonds, powdered sugar, milk

For this recipe you will need:

  • milk
  • sugar
  • water
  • yeast
  • flour
  • butter
  • egg
  • cardamom
  • salt
  • almond paste (make your own with this recipe)
  • brown sugar
  • powdered sugar
  • almond extract
  • sliced almonds
  • maraschino cherries


How to Make a Swedish Tea Ring

Add yeast to water and stir

PREPARE YEAST: In a small saucepan, heat milk to scalding. Remove from heat and allow to cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in warm water, stir in yeast, and allow the yeast to bloom.

How to Prepare Dough for Swedish Tea Ring

PREPARE DOUGH: In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, and egg. Add bloomed yeast and stir in milk. Add ground cardamom, salt, and flour a little at a time until the dough is not sticky and easy to handle. Turn out dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, approximately 5 minutes.

ALLOW DOUGH TO RISE: Place in a greased bowl, cover with a towel and let rise until doubled, about 1-1 ½ hours.

Prepare Filling using butter, brown sugar, and almond paste

PREPARE FILLING: Cut almond paste into small pieces (this will make it easier to blend). Then, mix almond paste, brown sugar, and softened butter together well in a small bowl.

Roll Out Dough and Form Ring

FORM RING: Roll dough out to form a rectangle (approx. 15 x 9 inches). Drop mounds of the filling out onto the dough. Spread the filling out the best that you can to create as even of a layer as possible. Roll the dough tightly lengthwise and place on an ungreased baking sheet or parchment paper. Bring the ends together to form a circle. Use kitchen scissors to snip 2/3 of the way through the ring at 1-inch intervals. Take each section and slightly turn it onto its side.

ALLOW DOUGH TO RISE (AGAIN): Set the dough ring aside to allow it to rise again and double in size, approximately 1 hour.

BAKE: Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Prepare Buttercream

PREPARE BUTTERCREAM: Combine buttercream ingredients and mix well until smooth.

Decorate Tea Ring with Frosting, almonds, and cherries

DECORATE AND SERVE: Top cooled tea ring with buttercream frosting (this tool helps), maraschino cherries, and almond slivers. Slice and serve.

Swedish Tea Ring With Buttercream and Cherries

Beautiful and so delicious.

Serve with tea or coffee and enjoy!

Slices of Swedish Tea Ring on plate with a fork and coffee mug

Use the handy recipe card below to print out the full step-by-step Swedish Tea Ring recipe–enjoy!

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Swedish Tea Ring Topped with Frosting and Cherries
Recipe
4.75 from 12 votes

Swedish Tea Ring

Author: Jaclyn
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Rise Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total: 3 hours
A holiday favorite, this Swedish Tea Ring is a sweet pastry filled with brown sugar, spices, and almond paste, and topped with buttercream frosting.

Ingredients
 

For the Dough

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar + 1 tsp
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 2 ¼ tsp yeast 1 packet
  • ¼ cup butter softened
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 ¼ to 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

For the Filling

  • ½ cup almond paste
  • ¼ cup brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup butter softened

For the Frosting

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons butter softened
  • 2-3 tsp milk
  • ½ tsp almond extract

Instructions

Prepare Dough:

  • In a small saucepan, heat milk to scalding. Remove from heat and allow to cool until lukewarm.
  • In a small bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in warm water, stir in yeast, and allow to bloom.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, and egg. Add bloomed yeast and stir
    in milk. Add cardamom, salt, and flour a little at a time until the dough is not sticky and easy to handle.
  • Turn out dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, approximately 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a dish towel and let rise until doubled, about 1-1 ½ hours.
  • Fill & Form
  • In a small bowl, combine almond paste, brown sugar, and softened butter. TIP: The almond paste is easier to blend if you cut it into small pieces first.
  • Roll dough out into a rectangle.
  • Drop mounds of the filling on top of the dough. Spread the filling out the best that you can to create an even layer.
  • Roll the dough tightly lengthwise and bring the ends together to form a circle. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet or parchment paper
  • Use kitchen scissors to snip 2/3 of the way through the ring at 1-inch intervals. Take each section and slightly turn it onto its side.
  • Set aside and allow the dough to rise until double, approximately 1 hour.
  • Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  • Make Buttercream & Decorate
  • In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, milk, and almond extract. Mix until smooth.
  • Top cooled tea ring with buttercream frosting, maraschino cherries, and almonds.
  • Slice and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 806kcal | Carbohydrates: 137g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 250mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 25g
Swedish Tea Ring Topped with Frosting and Cherries

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  1. 3 stars
    Am Swedish so I feel that I should tell you that we never EVER eat cakes etc for breakfast. Not even for Christmas. Coffee and a sandwich or porridge, cereals (granola or muesli – pref no sugar) or yoghurt.Sorry 🙂

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