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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Check out these rolls!

One of the hardest things about going to the mall is walking by the Cinnabon and smelling what is the wonderful goodness of sticky, buttery, cinnamon rolls. I decided that this would be a challenge i would accept and therefore if i made them from scratch the calories wouldn't count. I didn't eat the whole batch but  these can be lethal sitting in your kitchen. So here's my take on cinnabon cinnamon rolls! Who said you cant have cinnamon rolls for breakfast, lunch& dinner?

Enjoy & happy eating!

Suga/Butter  filling
1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
3 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup of melted butter

Roll Dough
2 packs of active dry yeast ( 2 tbsp)
1 tsp granulated sugar
1 cup of hot water
1 cup of warm milk
2/3 granulated sugar
2/3 melted butter
2 tsp salt
2 eggs (slightly beaten)
4-6 cups of flour

Pan Filling
1/2 cup of melted butter
1/3 cup of granulated sugar

Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup butter
16 oz powdered sugar

Mix together 1 1/2 cup of sugar and 3 tbsp of cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
To make your dough, Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.  
In a large bowl mix warm milk,sugar, butter and salt then add yeast mixture.
Add beaten eggs and 2 cups of flour at a time. Add up to 6 cups to make a stretchy yet slightly stiff dough that you can work with easily.
 Put dough on a floured surface and knead for 6 minutes.
Put dough in a greased bowl and cover let it rise for 1 1/2 hours.
Punch dough down and let it rest for 5 minutes
Roll the dough out on a well floured surface to a 15x 20' rectangle
Brush rolled out dough with 1/2 cup of melted butter and sprinkle evenly with Cinnamon sugar mixture.
Roll up the dough as tight as you can and pinch the edges to seal.
Brush 1/2 cup of melted butter and 1/3 cup of granulated sugar onto the bottom of your baking sheet
Cut rolled up dough into 12-15 slices using dental floss or thread and place in your baking sheet
Let cinnamon rolls rise for 45 minutes and then preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bake for 25- 30 minutes or until golden brown




To prepare the frosting in a saucepan over low heat melt 1/2 cup of butter, add in 8 oz of cream cheese and 16 oz of powdered sugar. Whisk until creamy and completely melted. Pour icing of hot cinnamon rolls and feast!