07.10.2011
Recipe: Cinnamon Buns
The decadent smell of these delicious cinnamon buns are sure to rouse any heavy sleepers out of bed!
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 1 c warm milk
- 2 eggs, room temperature and lightly beaten
- 1/3 c butter, melted
- 4 1/2 c flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/2 c finely chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1 packet yeast (1/4 ounce)
Filling:
- 1 1/2 c brown sugar, packed
- 3 tbs ground cinnamon
- 8 tbs butter, softened
Icing:
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 3 c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method:
- Microwave milk for about 1 minute, until very warm.
- In a large bowl, add yeast and sugar to milk and allow yeast to activate for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the melted butter and eggs, stir to combine.
- Add flour and stir until combined.
- When too hard to combine with a spoon, form a large ball of dough with your hands (lightly dust your hands with flour first to avoid sticking).
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and kneed for 4-6 minutes.
- Put dough ball in a large lightly-oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
- Allow dough to rise at room temperature for at least 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
- In a separate large bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts.
- Once dough has risen, spray a large surface lightly with cooking spray.
- Roll out the dough on this surface to a roughly 16 x 21 inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread the softened butter for the filling evenly across the dough surface.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon, brown sugar, and nut mixture evenly atop the buttered dough surface.
- Roll up the dough starting with the longer side into a long log.
- Cut the log into 12 rolls (if you have a bench scraper, use that for this step. If not, a greased knife will work).
- Place the rolls in a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Cover and allow the buns to rise for 30-45 minutes at room temperature.
- Refrigerate overnight for best flavor (the yeast continues to work magic in the dough, though this step is not necessary).
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Beat together the ingredients for the icing until smooth.
- Bake the buns for 18-25 minutes, until they are golden brown.
- Spread the icing on the buns while they're still hot, which will allow the icing to melt into the rolls.
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