Swedish Tea Ring

Ingredients

 * 2 cups body temperature water
 * 2 tablespoons dry yeast
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 2 teaspoons salt
 * 3½ cups flour
 * 1 egg
 * ¼ cup lard
 * 3 cups flour
 * ½ cup melted butter
 * 2 cups sugar
 * 2 tablespoons cinnamon
 * 1 dash nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Dissolve yeast in warm water until dissolved.
 * 2) Add next three ingredients and beat well.
 * 3) Add egg and lard then stir.
 * 4) Mix in flour.
 * 5) Grease top of dough and cover.
 * 6) Refrigerate until double.
 * 7) Preheat oven.
 * 8) Punch down dough.
 * 9) Roll out ½ the dough into an oblong and butter it.
 * 10) Sprinkle sugar and spice mix.
 * 11) Roll up.
 * 12) Place on large baking sheet.
 * 13) Snip ⅔ way through in 1 inch intervals.
 * 14) Turn sections until one sections are completing the ring.
 * 15) Let raise until double.
 * 16) Bake 30 minutes.
 * 17) Pour confectioner's sugar glaze over warm ring and decorate with nuts, cherries etc.