Cinnamon Buns
Source of Recipe
Cookbook
List of Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Warm Water
- 1 pkg active dry yeast
- 1/2 Cup milk
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 1tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- 4 Cups All purpose flour
- Filling;
- 1 Cup Butter
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 Cup coarsley chopped pecans
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Dissolve 1 tsp of the sugar in warm water. Sprinkle in yeast;let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. Meanwhile, in a small pan heat together milk, remaining sugar butter and salt until butter is melted. Let cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl combine eggs, milk mixture and yeast miture.
- With mixer gradually beat in 1 1/2 cups flour for 2 minutes or until smooth. With wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make soft slightly sticky dough. Turn out onto floured surface; knead for about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic;dusting with enough of the remaining flour to prevent sticking.
- PLace in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm draft free place for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size and impressin remains when fingertips are pressed into dough. Punch down dough.
- Filling; In saucepan over medium heat, melt 3/4 cup of the butter with 3/4 cup of the sugar; whisk until smooth. Pour into greased 13x9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the pecans. Melt remaining butter. Combine remaing sugar,pecans and cinnamon.
- On floured surface roll dough to 18x14 inches. Brush with about 2 Tbsp melted butter,leaving 1/2 inch border;sprinkle with sugar mixture. Starting at long side, roll up tightly. Brush with remaining butter. Cut into 15 pieces; place in pan. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Bake in 375 oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until crusts are golden and tops sound hollow when tapped. Let stand in pan for 3 minutes. Invert onto serving platter, scraping off any remaining filling in pan to drizzle over buns.
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