Topic: Cinnamon Rolls

Description: Swirly, cinnamony rolls, with a white icing, just like in the shops!

Serving Size: 12-18

Time: 4 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

1. Dough:
   
2. 2t yeast
   
3. 1 C warm water
   
4. 2/3 C plus 1 T white sugar
   
5. 1 C warmed milk
   
6. 100g butter
   
7. 2 t salt
   
8. 2 eggs, slightly beaten
   
9. 7-8 C flour
   
10. 
    
11. Filling:
    
12. 50g melted butter
    
13. 1 C white sugar
    
14. 3/4 C white sugar
    
15. 3 T ground cinnamon
    
16. 
    
17. Creamy Glaze:
    
18. 75g melted butter
    
19. 4 C icing sugar
    
20. 2 t vanilla
    
21. 4-8 T hot water

Preparation:

1. In a small bowl mix together warm water, yeast and sugar and set aside.
   
2. In a large bowl, mix milk, remaining 2/3 cup sugar, melted butter, salt and eggs; stir well and add
   
3. yeast mixture.
   
4. Add half the flour and beat until smooth.
   
5. Stir in enough of the remaining flour until dough is slightly stiff (dough will be sticky).
   
6. Turn out onto a well-floured board; knead 5 - 10 minutes.
   
7. Place in well-buttered glass or plastic bowl, cover and let rise in warm place, free from drafts,
   
8. until doubled in bulk, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
   
9. When doubled, punch down dough and let rest 5 minutes.
   
10. Roll out on floured surface into a 15 x 20 inch rectangle.

Instructions:

1. To prepare filling: Spread dough with 1/2 cup melted butter.
   
2. Mix together 1 1/2 cups sugar and cinnamon
   
3. Sprinkle over buttered dough.
   
4. Sprinkle with walnuts and raisins, if desired.
   
5. 
   
6. Roll up jellyroll-fashion and pinch edge together to seal.
   
7. Cut into 12 to 15 slices.
   
8. Coat bottom of a 13-by-9-inch baking pan and a 8-inch square pan with remaining 1/2 cup melted butter
   
9. Sprinkle pans with remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
   
10. Place cinnamon roll slices close together in pans.
    
11. 
    
12. Let rise in warm place until rolls are doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
    
13. 
    
14. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
    
15. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until rolls are nicely browned.
    
16. Allow to cool slightly.
    
17. 
    
18. To prepare glaze:
    
19. In a medium bowl, mix melted butter, icing sugar and vanilla
    
20. add hot water slowly until glaze reaches desired spreading consistency.
    
21. Spread over slightly cooled rolls.