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Sweet Sausage Coffee Ring Recipe

I came across this recipe one year while judging at our county fair. It's a hearty bread that's well suited for colder weather.

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12-16 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hour + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup golden raisins
1 pound bulk pork sausage
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup room temperature strong brewed coffee
GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil; reduce heat. Add raisins. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. Crumble sausage into a large bowl. Add sugars and eggs; mix well. Stir in pecans and reserved raisins. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger and pie spice; add to sausage mixture alternately with coffee.
Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cooled bread. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 397 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 238 mg sodium, 69 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Sweet Sausage Coffee Ring published in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2001, p19

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