Sweet Bread Cinnamon Roll Recipe

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Dough

1 ½ cups Scalded Milk

2 eggs

1 C. warm water

3 tsp. (1 pkg) Yeast

½ C. Sugar

~7 Cups Bread Flour, Divided

½ C. Butter, (softened or melted)

2 tsp Salt, (optional)

Honey

           

            Sprinkle yeast on top of water and add 1 big squirt of honey. Set aside to proof. In a large bowl, combine milk, eggs, sugar and butter. Mix well on high speed. Add yeast mixture (and salt if desired) and mix for one minutes. Then add in 3 cups of flour and mix on high speed for 5 minutes.  Gradually add in ~3 cups of flour slowly until you have to mix flour in by hand. Dough will be sticky to the touch. On a clean smooth surface, knead in the last cup of flour. Rise until doubled in a greased bowl.

            You can use the dough recipe for fast easy rolls or for cinnamon rolls. To make the cinnamon rolls, roll out half the dough to 12 in x 18 in x ¼ in. Add desired cinnamon mixture. Roll dough so that the dough is 18 inches long. Cut with floss about ever 1 ¼ inches. Place in greased 9x13 glass pan. You can add ½ cup corn syrup to the bottom of the pan to caramelize the bottoms. Another option is to add melted butter on top of the cut roll. Let rise over night or until really big, which ever comes first. Bake at 350°F for 15-18 minutes until golden brown.

Cinnamon Mixture #1 (Cinnabon Style)

2 Cups Brown Sugar

1 cup Butter

¼ Cup Cinnamon

            I do this in two groups, dividing the ingredients in half. In a microwavable bowl, combine 1 stick butter, 1 cup brown sugar, and 2 tbls of cinnamon. Melt in microwave until butter is melted. Stir ingredients together and pour over dough. Spread the mixture evenly with a icing knife.

Cinnamon mixture #2 (Light Sticky Bun Style)

2 Cups  Sugar

1 cup Butter

~¼ Cup Cinnamon

            I do this in two groups, dividing the ingredients in half. In a microwavable bowl, melt 1 stick butter. In another bowl, add enough cinnamon and sugar together so that it is more dark brown than white sugar.  Spread butter on dough evenly with a brush. Then cover with cinnamon sugar. Top with honey drizzled over top.

            For easy counter top cleaning, gently scrape the counter with an icing knife the excess ingredients onto a plate or pan.

Icing

1 Lbs bag Powdered Sugar

¼ Cup Butter (softened)

3 oz Cream Cheese (softened)

¼ Cup Milk

1 tsp. Vanilla

            Add cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl and mix on high until smooth texture. Add powdered sugar and vanilla into the bowl and mix. Slowly add small amounts of milk until the icing is slightly pourable. Add more sugar if too liquidy.