My Favorite Snowflake Rolls Recipes

60 MINUTE SNOWFLAKE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, the sugar, salt, and yeast. Combine the milk, water, and butter in a saucepan and heat until very warm. The butter doesn't need to melt.
• Gradually add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix at medium speed for 2 minutes; the mixture will be quite wet. Add another 1/2 cup flour and beat at high speed for 2 minutes. The mixture will begin to get thicker.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour so that you have a soft dough. Knead on a lightly floured board for 5 minutes.
• Put back into the mixing bowl after you've scraped it out, cover and let rise for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Turn the dough out onto your board and cut it into 24 equal pieces; each piece should weigh about 1 1/2 ounces. Shape into rolls by rolling them on the board with your cupped fingers.
• Place the rolls into two greased 9 inch round cake pans. Let rise for 20 minutes, until they look puffy. For snowflake rolls, sprinkle the tops with flour just before baking.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool slightly. Remove from pan.

EASY SNOWFLAKE BUNS

Steps:

• Grease round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches. Arrange 8 balls of dough evenly around outside of pan; place 4 balls in center. Cover and let thaw and rise in warm place 2 to 3 hours or as directed on package.
• Heat oven to 350° F. Mix flour, butter and hot water. Place in decorating bag with #4 writing tip. Pipe mixture onto center of each ball in snowflake design, 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately lift buns from pan (do not turn upside down). Serve warm.

GINGERBREAD SNOWFLAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and water. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° until edges are firm, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a small bowl, combine frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a tip; pipe frosting onto cookies in desired designs.

SNOWFLAKE ROLLS

Steps:

• Place rolls evenly spaced in a sprayed round cake pan.
• Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise*.
• In a small bowl combine butter, flour and hot water and mix until smooth.
• Spoon mixture into a sandwich bag.
• Push down into one corner of the bag and snip off a very tiny corner.
• Remove wrap from risen rolls and draw a snowflake on the top of each roll with the butter mixture.
• Bake at 350°F 15 minutes or until tops of rolls are golden.
• Adjust number of rolls for different pan sizes.

SNOWFLAKE ROLLS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients into the pan of your bread machine. Program the machine for Manual or Dough. Adjust the dough consistency as necessary with additional flour or water; the finished dough should be soft and supple.
• Allow the machine to complete its cycle.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and divide it into 16 pieces.
• Shape each piece into a ball. Place in a greased 11-inch square pan.
• Sprinkle lightly with flour. Cover and set aside to rise for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle more flour just before placing in the oven.
• Bake rolls in a preheated 375ºF for 16 to 18 min, or until they're light golden brown.
• Serve warm.