Aunt Gen's Sweet Rolls
By
Christe Harwood
@charwood
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if Aunt Gen Enderes made her rolls with this recipe we know it's got to be good!
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Cook:
20 Min
Ingredients
- 2 pkg
- dried yeast
- 1 c
- warm water
- 2 stick
- margarine/butter
- 1 c
- cold water
- 2
- eggs
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 6 c
- flour
- 2 c
- powdered sugar
- 1 dash(es)
- salt
- 1/2 stick
- margarine/butter
- 1 tsp
- vanilla
- 1 Tbsp
- white corn syrup
- 1/3 c
- butter/oleo
- 1/2 c
- brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp
- water
- pecan halves
POWDERED SUGAR FROSTING
NEVER FAIL PECAN SYRUP FOR SWEET ROLLS
How to Make Aunt Gen's Sweet Rolls
- 1Dissolve yeast in warm water.
- 2Put in mixer bowl, melted butter, cold water, eggs and salt. Mix well. Add 3 c. flour. Add dissolved yeast. Keep mixing. Add 2 more cups flour. Pour out on floured board and knead in 1 more cup of flour. Let rise until doubled.
- 3To make cinnamon rolls: Divide dough in half. Roll out with rolling pin to 1/2 inch thick round. Spread with melted butter. Sprinkle generously with white sugar. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll up dough in a long stick. Cut in 1 inch slices. Place on greased cookie sheet (jelly roll pan). Let rise until double again. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- 4When cool enough to handle, frost with powdered sugar frosting:
Mix together the powdered sugar, dash of salt, oleo and vanilla. Add hot water till right consistency to drizzle on warm rolls. - 5For pecan rolls: Mix together butter/oleo, corn syrup, brown sugar and water. Bring to slow boil, so sugar is dissolved. Pour into 8 x 8 greased pan or round layer cake pan. Cover bottom with pecan halves. Lay a layer of sweet rolls in pan. Let rise until double. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Tip out on plate when done.
About Aunt Gen's Sweet Rolls
Course/Dish: Sweet Breads
