Dried Cherry-Walnut Sweet Rolls |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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For variations of this recipe (Apricot-Orange Sweet Rolls and Pecan-Golden Raisin Sweet Rolls), see below. Ingredients:
1 (25-ounce) package frozen roll dough, thawed according to package instructions |
1/2 cup chopped walnuts |
1/4 cup butter, melted |
1 (3-ounce) package dried cherries, chopped |
3 tablespoons sugar |
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice |
2 cups powdered sugar |
3 tablespoons hot water |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200°. 2. Place dough balls in 2 greased 9-inch round cakepans. Turn off oven. Cover dough balls with plastic wrap; let rise in oven 25 to 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk. Remove from oven. Remove and discard plastic wrap. 3. Stir together walnuts and next 4 ingredients. Sprinkle mixture evenly over dough in pans. 4. Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. 5. Stir together powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons hot water. Drizzle evenly over rolls. 6. Pecan-Golden Raisin Sweet Rolls: Omit walnuts, cherries, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Replace with 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, 1/2 cup golden raisins,1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon apple pie spice, stirring together with melted butter. Proceed as directed. 7. Apricot-Orange Sweet Rolls: Omit walnuts, cherries, 1 tablespoon sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Replace with 1 (6-ounce) package dried apricots, chopped, and 1 tablespoon grated orange rind, stirring together with melted butter. Proceed as directed. Omit hot water, and replace with 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice, stirring together with powdered sugar. Proceed as directed. 8. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Rich's Enriched Homestyle Roll Dough. |
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