This holiday breakfast kuchen is so pretty on a holiday table. Easy to make. Enjoy the “oohs and ahs” when company comes!

This pastry makes a wonderful gift. Just double the recipe and you can get three nice sized rings out of it.

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Holiday Wreath Breakfast Kuchen Recipe

Pastry Ingredients

1 pkg. dry yeast

1 1/4 cups water

1/4 cup and a “drop” sugar

4 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

2 cold sticks butter

2 eggs

sugar

chopped walnuts

1 T. butter, softened

milk to the desired consistency

Green and red Maraschino cherries, drained … or pecans... for decoration.

In WARM BOWL dissolve 1 pkg yeast, ¼ c water, drop of sugar

SECOND BOWL: 3 cups flour, ¼ c. sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 cold sticks margarine, cut in using a pastry blender or two knives.

ADD 2 beaten EGGS, 1 cup water and yeast mix. MIX. Add 1 ½ cup more flour. COVER and refrigerate at least 2 hours…to 3 days.

Using a rolling pin, ROLL FLAT on floured surface.

Sprinkle generously with cinnamon, sugar and chopped walnuts.

Roll into a tube and connect the open ends making a ring.

Set the ring of dough on greased cookie sheet*.

Cut slices 1 inch wide and ¾ way through.

Twist sections onto their side, forming a “wreath”

LET RISE 20 minutes.

Bake 375° degrees 25-30 minutes.

Drizzle with a powdered sugar glazed icing.

*No need to grease if using an air insulated baking sheet.

Pretty breakfast kuchen. So pretty you could give it as a gift! #recipes #pastries #foodie Share on X

Enjoy!