MAPLE BUTTER TWIST KUCHEN

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Stir in milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 1/2 cups flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up.
• (At this point dough can be refrigerated 3-4 days.) Cover and let rise in warm place until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch dough down.
• Divide dough in half, using 1/2 at a time.
• Roll dough into rectangle, 15"x9".
• Cream the filling ingredients together.
• Spread each 15"x9" rolled rectangle with 1/2 of the filling ingredients.
• Roll up, beginning at wide side.
• Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal well.
• Stretch roll to make even.
• With sealed edge down, shape into ring on lightly greased baking sheet.
• Pinch ends together.
• With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 2/3 of the way through ring at 1" intervals.
• Twist each section on its side with the cut side out.
• Let ring rise until double.
• Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees until top is golden brown.
• While warm, frost with icing.