carol's cinnamon rolls
My husband loves cinnamon rolls. I wanted something that tastes like the cinnamon rolls that can be purchased at the mall, so I began playing around and came up with these. We love them. I use my bread machine just because it takes the work out of kneading them, but they can be made without a bread machine. I use only the dough cycle.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
There's no other way to say it, these homemade cinnamon rolls are scrumptiously delicious. The raisins and nuts, mixed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter is the perfect filling. We opted for pecans and loved the crunch. Not a fan of raisins or nuts? No worries, you can leave them out and they'll still be wonderful. The best part is how easy they are to make. The bread machine does all the hard work. Your family will love to wake up to these fresh from the oven. My, oh my, they're good.
Ingredients
- BREAD
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1/2 box pudding mix (3.4 ounce box - I use vanilla or butterscotch)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 medium egg
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups bread flour (I use all-purpose)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast (I use dry yeast, sometimes rapid rise)
- FILLING
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional
- 1/4 cup raisins, optional
- FROSTING
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
How To Make carol's cinnamon rolls
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Step 1For the bread, place all ingredients in a bread machine following the order of the machine. -
Step 2Set on the dough cycle.
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Step 3After the dough cycle, remove from the machine and place dough on a lightly floured surface.
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Step 4Roll out to about a 17 x 10 rectangle.
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Step 5For the filling, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
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Step 6Spread the softened butter over the dough.
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Step 7Sprinkle with the brown sugar cinnamon mixture.
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Step 8Add nuts and raisins, if using.
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Step 9Roll tightly from the long end.
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Step 10Pinch the edges closed when completely rolled.
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Step 11Slice the dough into about 1/2 inch slices (or larger, depending on how big you want to make them).
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Step 12Place rolls into cake pans (I use a greased 9x13 pan. You may need two - sometimes I can get as many as 20 rolls to a batch.)
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Step 13Let rise until doubled.
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Step 14Preheat oven to 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. Do not over bake.
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Step 15For the frosting, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
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Step 16Spread frosting on the warm rolls.
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Step 17They are best if eaten fresh, but 10 -15 seconds in the microwave will soften them up.
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