Last week, a sweet friend invited me over for chili for our semi-regular Wednesday dinner. I was deciding what to bring, and it occurred to me that the only reasonable choice would be cinnamon rolls. I don't know WHY cinnamon rolls go so naturally with chili, but the fact that this is how the school cafeteria always served it must make it right.
I was feeling (perhaps overly-) ambitious, and I decided that I would not get a can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, but rather I would make them from SCRATCH. Unless using a bread machine to make the dough doesn't count as scratch...
It took longer than planned, but they turned out to be SO yummy. I enjoyed snacking on microwaved leftovers for days!
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup warm milk
1 egg, room temperature
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups bread flour
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped pecans (I left these out because some people just don't like nuts, okay?)
1/2 package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons milk
DIRECTIONS
In the pan of your bread machine, combine water, melted butter, vanilla pudding, warm milk, egg, 1 tablespoon sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast. Set machine to dough cycle; press START.
I was feeling (perhaps overly-) ambitious, and I decided that I would not get a can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, but rather I would make them from SCRATCH. Unless using a bread machine to make the dough doesn't count as scratch...
It took longer than planned, but they turned out to be SO yummy. I enjoyed snacking on microwaved leftovers for days!
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup warm milk
1 egg, room temperature
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups bread flour
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped pecans (I left these out because some people just don't like nuts, okay?)
1/2 package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons milk
DIRECTIONS
In the pan of your bread machine, combine water, melted butter, vanilla pudding, warm milk, egg, 1 tablespoon sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast. Set machine to dough cycle; press START.
When dough cycle has finished, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 17x10 inch rectangle. Spread with softened butter. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over dough.
Roll up dough, beginning with long side. Slice into 16 1-inch slices and place in 9x13 buttered pan. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. While rolls bake, stir together cream cheese, softened butter, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and milk. Remove rolls from oven and top with frosting.
No comments:
Post a Comment