Amazing Cinnamon Buns (Rolls) |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 3 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a tried and true recipe. You won't believe how incredible they are...Moist, huge, delicious, out of this world. Better than Cinnabons! Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon |
1 tablespoon active dry yeast (2 .25 oz. pkts.) |
1 teaspoon granulated sugar |
1 cup water (110 degree) |
1 cup warm milk |
2/3 cup granulated sugar |
2/3 cup melted butter or 2/3 cup margarine |
2 teaspoons salt |
2 eggs, slightly beaten |
8 cups all-purpose flour (at most) |
1/2 cup melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine |
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (optional) or 1 1/2 cups pecans (optional) |
1/2 cup melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine |
1/3 cup granulated sugar |
4 cups powdered sugar |
2/3 cup melted butter or 2/3 cup margarine |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
6 tablespoons hot water (up to 6 t) |
Directions:
1. Mix together 1 1/2 cups sugar and the cinnamon; set aside.
2. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoons sugar in warm water; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix together milk, 2/3 cup sugar, 2/3 cup melted butter, salt, and eggs; add yeast mixture and 4 cups of flour to mixture; beat until smooth; stir in enough flour to form a slightly stiff dough.
4. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead for 8 minutes or mix in a machine.
5. Place dough into a large greased bowl, cover, and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
6. Punch down dough and let rest for 5 minutes.
7. Roll dough out onto a floured surface into an approximately 15 X 20 rectangle.
8. Brush 1/2 cup melted butter over dough; sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over dough; sprinkle nuts evenly over dough, if desired.
9. Tightly roll up dough and pinch edges together to seal; cut the roll into about 16 slices using dental floss or thread.
10. Coat the bottom of a 13 X 9 X 2 baking pan with 1/2 cup melted butter; sprinkle 1/3 cup sugar evenly in the bottom of the pan.
11. Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the prepared pan; cover pan and allow to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
12. Bake rolls in a 350 degree oven for 25 - 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
13. Stir together powdered sugar, 2/3 cup melted butter, and extracts; stir in hot water, 1 Tbls. at a time, until the glaze reaches desired spreading consistency.
14. Spread prepared icing over slightly cooled rolls.
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