Cinnamon Rolls
January 04, 2011
CINNAMON ROLLS
Cinnamon roll is a sweet pastry, served commonly in North America. It consists of rolled sheet of yeast dough onto which cinnamon and sugar mixture is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter. You can also add chopped walnuts and raisins. It is rolled and cut into small portions and baked. It is topped with a glaze of butter and icing sugar.
Cuisine : North American
Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 30 mins
Course : Main
Main Ingredient : Cinnamon and sugar
Ingredients :
Dough :
Yeast - 1/4 ounce pack
Warm water - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/3 cup
Salt - 1tsp
Egg - 1
All purpose flour - 4 cups
Filling :
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Cinnamon - 2 tbsp
Melted butter - 1/2 cup
Raisins and walnuts - 1/2 cup
Glaze :
Butter - 4 tbsp
Sugar - 2 cups ( powdered)
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Hot water - 6 tbsp
Preparation :
- Heat the oven for 350 deg F.
- In a bowl dissolve yeast in warm water.
- In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg. Add 2 cups of flour to the mix. Make it a smooth paste.
- Add yeast mixture, do not keep for longer time, it will get activated.
- Now add the remaining flour mixture. Knead the dough on a floured surface.
- Keep the dough in a warm place for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hour. Let it sit.
- When the dough size is doubled then, you can take it and roll it in a rectangle shape, in a floured surface.
- Coat the baking pan with butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- In the dough you can brush melted butter, all over.
- Then sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mix onto it.
- Then the chopped raisins and walnuts.
- Now you can roll the dough and start cutting into small portions.
- Place the dough in the coated pan. Leave the dough for 45 mins and then bake for 30 mins.
- While baking you can prepare the glaze. Mix butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Add hot water to it.
- Glaze it when the baking is over.
Serve it hot with Milk
Serving per recipe : 12
Calories per serving : 150
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