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The Perfect Cinnamon Rolls




Source of Recipe


lhj.com






Recipe Introduction


If you can't quite recall the last time you baked cinnamon rolls from scratch, trust us, the yummy aroma of these rolls is incentive enough.






List of Ingredients



• 2 cups milk
  
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  
• 2 packages active dry yeast
  
• 1/2 cup warm water (105 degree F to 115 degree F)
  
• 2 large egg yolks
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 7-1/4 to 8-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  
• 8 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted and divided
  
• 1-1/2 cups pecan halves, chopped
  
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  
• 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  






Instructions



1. Combine milk and 3/4 cup granulated sugar in a small saucepan. Heat, stirring occasionally, over medium heat, until sugar is dissolved. Cool until mixture is lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a large bowl; stir to dissolve yeast. Let stand until yeast is foamy, 5 minutes.
   
2. Beat milk mixture, egg yolks, and salt with wooden spoon into dissolved yeast, until blended. Beat in 4 cups flour, then softened butter, until mixture is smooth. Gradually stir in another 3-1/4 cups flour until blended and mixture forms a soft dough.
   
3. Grease a large bowl. On lightly floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, adding as much of the remaining 1 cup of flour as necessary, 8 to 10 minutes. Place dough in prepared bowl, turning to grease top. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, 1 hour.
   
4. Make cinnamon sugar: Stir together 3/4 cup granulated sugar , the brown sugar, and cinnamon in bowl; set aside.
   
5. Brush two 13x9x2-inch baking pans with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Sprinkle the bottom of each with 1/4 cup of the cinnamon sugar. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; cut in half. Roll 1 piece of dough into a 16x12-inch rectangle. Brush top with 3 tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle entire surface evenly with 3/4 cup cinnamon sugar; top evenly with half the pecans. Starting at one long end of rectangle, roll up dough tightly to form a log. Pinch seam edges to seal. With a serrated knife, cut log crosswise with a sawing motion into twelve 1-1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange slices cut side up in 4 rows, 3 per row, in one prepared pan, with space between the rows. Punch down remaining piece of dough. Repeat process, rolling and cutting with remaining melted butter, cinnamon sugar, and pecans. Arrange slices in remaining prepared pan. Cover pans and let rolls rise until almost doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes (rolls will touch on all sides).
   
6. Meanwhile, arrange oven racks in middle and upper third of oven. Heat oven to 350 degreesF.
   
7. Uncover rolls and bake 20 minutes. Switch pans between racks and bake rolls 15 minutes, until golden and the center roll is baked in middle. Immediately invert each pan, turning rolls out onto wire racks. Cool 5 minutes; turn rolls right side up.
   
8. Meanwhile, combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice in bowl, stirring until smooth. Drizzle rolls with glaze while still warm.
   






Final Comments


Makes 24 rolls

Make-Ahead Tip: Cool rolls completely. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in large food storage bag. Freeze up to 2 weeks. Thaw completely. Uncover and reheat on cookie sheet in 350 degree F oven 15 minutes, until warm in center.