Swirly Cinnamon Rolls
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Serves: 16 rolls
 
Swirly Cinnamon Rolls where cinnamon is the star of the recipe is showed off in layers of sweet yeast dough baked and glazed.
Ingredients
  • Dough
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
  • Cinnamon Filling
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Glaze
  • 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
  1. To make the dough, combine the yeast, flour, salt and sugar in your mixer bowl fitted with the dough hook.
  2. Add the egg to a small bowl and beat it well. Add it with the milk and butter to the bowl with the flour.
  3. Beat with a dough hook until the dough comes together. Continue to beat for about 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and satiny.
  4. Cover and let raise until doubled or refrigerate overnight.
  5. Mix together filling ingredients in your mixer bowl fitted with the paddle attachment until thoroughly combined.
  6. Roll the dough out to a 15 x 20 rectangle. Spread filling on top of dough evenly. Roll up dough lengthwise into a cylinder.
  7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  8. Cut the dough into about 16 pieces. Cut a small piece off on an angle, cutting towards your left, second cut towards the right on an angle. You should be flip flopping the angle cut every time so that the roll has a long and short side. The long side goes down on the pan and the side with the cinnamon layers goes up. Mine were about 1 1/2 inches on the short side. Press down lightly. Cover and let raise until doubled.
  9. Bake for 15 - 18 minutes.
  10. Mix up the glaze. When they come out of the oven immediately glaze them.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2014/04/04/swirly-cinnamon-rolls/