CINNAMON ROLLS
Source of Recipe
from Cuisine at home Magazine
Recipe Introduction
These cinnamon rolls speak for themselves. They�ll blow all your old recipes out of the water.
Here are some things to keep in mind when making any of these sweet rolls.
Cutting: Before cutting rolls, use a knife and ruler to mark 11/4" intervals. Now you know where to cut.
Cut dough in half�half for each pan. Work from cut end to tapered end. This gives you uniform rolls. And when cutting, don�t saw�just press down sharply through the dough. Sawing could stretch it out of shape.
Proofing: The panned rolls can proof the night before in refrigerator. Let them sit out 1 hour�then bake.
Finishing: I turn my rolls (all except the sticky ones) out of the pan right away, while they�re still hot. That way, the glaze melts and oozes over them. The glaze melds into the surface to show off the center swirl.
List of Ingredients
SWEET DOUGH
Work Time: 20 minutes
Combine:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 t. salt
Dissolve Together:
1 1/4 cups 100� milk
1 package active dry yeast
Stir Milk/Yeast into Flour Mixture, Add in:
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 T. unsalted butter, melted
Gradually Add:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Recipe
1 Mix 3 1/2 cups flour, sugar, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk yeast into 1 1/4 cups 100� milk.
2 Add milk and yeast mixture, eggs, and melted butter to the flour mixture. Stir until well blended.
3 Add 1 cup flour and stir until the dough pulls away from the bowl. Now it�s ready to be kneaded.
4 While kneading, slowly add remaining flour. To knead, fold dough in half. Give it a quarter turn.
5 Push into the dough with the heel of your hand, then repeat Steps 4 & 5 for about 8 minutes.
6 Place dough in greased bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size � about 2 hours.
7 While sweet dough rises, make the cinnamon filling. Mix sugar, soft butter, and cinnamon together until smooth and spreadable.
8 On a floured surface, roll out risen sweet dough. Work dough alternately to sides and corners. You want a 14 by 18-inch rectangle.
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