Cinnamon Rolls From Friendship House4 Cakes Recipes

CLASSIC AMISH CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir 2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the salt and yeast with a wooden spoon until well mixed.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until very warm .
• Add the warm milk, 1/4 cup butter and egg to the flour mixture.
• Stir well with your wooden spoon.
• Then stir in enough of the remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle.
• Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop.
• Place dough on floured surface.
• Knead about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy.
• Spray a large bowl with the cooking spray.
• Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides.
• Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• In a small bowl, mix 1/2 sugar and the cinnamon; for the filling & set aside.
• Spray the bottom and sides of a 13x9 inch pan with the cooking spray.
• Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop .
• Place dough on the floured surface.
• Using your hands flatten dough into a 15x10-inch rectangle.
• Spread 1/4 cup butter over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• Beginning at a 15-inch side, roll dough up tightly.
• Pinch edge of dough into the roll to seal edge.
• Stretch and shape roll until even and is 15 inches long.
• Using a sharp serrated knife cut roll into 15 (1-inch) slices.
• Place slices slightly apart in the pan.
• Cover pan loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• Remove plastic wrap.
• Move the oven rack to the middle position of the oven.
• Heat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately remove rolls from pan; place right side up on a cooling rack.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk so glaze is thin enough to drizzle.
• Over the warm rolls, drizzle glaze.
• Serve warm.

CINNAMON ROLLS FROM FRIENDSHIP HOUSE/4 CAKES

Steps:

• Mix together 3 1/3 cup flour, pudding mix, dry milk, yeast and salt.
• In a separate bowl mix together water,oil and eggs and add to flour mixture.
• Add in the remaining 3 1/3 cups flour. Using the dough hook of your mixer mix on low speed 5 minutes. The dough will be very slack and that is normal.
• Turn dough out onto a board that has been sprayed with oil and then put into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap until dough doubles. Appx 1 hour depending on how warm your kitchen is.
• Punch down dough and divide in half. Flour your board and roll out half the dough until it is a rectangle of appx 9x12.
• Apply a layer of butter to the dough and sprinkle half of granulated sugar, half brown sugar and half of cinnamon. Use more sugar and cinnamon or less depending on how you like your rolls.
• Roll up dough starting with the long side and and cut into 12 rolls appx 1 inch thick and repeat with second half.
• Put into greased pan and cover with plastic wrap sprayed with oil and let rise until double.
• remove plastic covering and bake at 350 until golden brown. Apply butter to tops after they come out of the oven.
• Ice with frosting of our choice. I like to use cream cheese icing.