Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls


Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp dry yeast
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• ¾ cup milk
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 3 tbsp butter
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
• Chopped walnuts or raisins

Ingredients For the sugar glaze

• ¾ cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp melted butter
• 2 to 4 tbsp milk

Method to make Sugar Glaze

1. Whisk together ¾ cup of caster sugar, 1 tsp melted butter and 2 to 4 tbsp milk till it reaches a thick but slightly pour-able consistency.
2. Method to make Rolls,In a large bowl combine 1 ½ cups of the all-purpose flour and 1 tbsp yeast.Heat ¾ cup milk, 1/8 cup sugar, 1/8 cup butter and salt to taste just until mixture is warm (make sure its not hot) and the butter is just melted.Keep stirring slowly.
3. Add milk mixture to flour mixture; add the eggs.Beat with an electric mixer on low speed.Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
4. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make moderately soft dough.Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover; let it rise in a warm place until double.
5. This will take about 1 to 1.5 hours.On lightly floured surface roll out half of the dough into a rectangle/oblong.Spread generously with 1.5 tbsp softened butter.
6. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half over the stretched dough. Sprinkle the nuts/raisins if you are using them.Roll up from a short side and seal the edges.
7. Make a second roll with remaining dough, in the same way as above.Slice each dough roll into 6 to 8 pieces.Arrange slices, cut side down, in a greased baking pan.
8. Cover and let rise for about 30 to 45 minutes or until nearly double.Bake rolls in a 360 F degrees oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown.To prevent over-browning, cover rolls loosely with foil for the last 5 to 10 minutes of baking.
9. Drizzle rolls with the already made sugar glaze.