Description
These are gobbled up as soon as family sees them. I’ll never try another cinnamon roll recipe, because I think these are the best. Note: These are wonderful fresh, but they don’t freeze well.
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup raisins (Optional)
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In saucepan
- heat 1/2 cup milk
- water
- and 2 tablespoons butter until very warm. Place milk mixture
- salt
- flour
- yeast
- sugar
- and eggs in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle. Press Start.
- Once Dough cycle is complete
- remove the dough from the bread machine and punch down. On a floured surface
- roll into a large rectangle. Smear with the softened butter. Combine the cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar. Sprinkle over the rectangle. Generously sprinkle the raisins and/or chopped nuts over the top.
- Roll the dough up into a log starting at the long side. Cut into 12 slices. Place the rolls cut side down into a 9×13-inch greased baking pan. Cover
- and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled
- about 30 minutes.
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Combine the confectioners’ sugar
- 1.5 tablespoons melted butter
- vanilla extract
- and 1.5 tablespoons milk into a thick frosting; set aside.
- Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden
- 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool 10 minutes. Spread frosting over baked rolls and enjoy.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12