Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
Need a vegetarian morn meal? Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 30. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 204 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have eggs, firmly brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Instructions
Combine first 3 ingredients in a 1-cup glass measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.
Beat 1/2 cup softened butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp. salt, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and next 2 ingredients, beating until blended. Stir in yeast mixture.
Combine 4 1/2 cups bread flour and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended.
Sprinkle about 1/4 cup bread flour onto a flat surface; turn dough out, and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes), adding up to 1/4 cup bread flour as needed to prevent dough from sticking to hands and surface.
Place dough in a lightly greased large bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until doubled in bulk.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 35
Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
Punch dough down; turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Roll into a 16- x 12-inch rectangle.
Spread with 1/2 cup very soft butter, leaving a 1-inch border around edges. Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and sprinkle sugar mixture over butter.
Roll up dough, jelly-roll fashion, starting at 1 long side; cut into 16 slices (about 1 inch thick).
Place rolls, cut sides down, in 2 lightly greased 10-inch round pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
Bake at 350 for 20 to 22 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. Cool in pans 5 minutes.
Brush rolls with Cream Cheese Icing.
Rolls: Prepare as directed through Step Peel and chop 2 Granny Smith apples (about 3 cups).
Place apples in a microwave-safe bowl, and pour 1 cup apple cider over apples. Microwave at HIGH 5 minutes or until tender.
Drain and cool 15 minutes. Proceed as directed, sprinkling apples over sugar mixture in Step 6 before topping with pecans. Hands-on time: 30 min.; Total time: 4 hr., including icing.
Rolls: Prepare as directed through Step Chop 2 (4-oz.) bittersweet chocolate baking bars; sprinkle over sugar mixture. Proceed as directed. Hands-on time: 35 min.; Total time: 3 hr., 40 min., including icing.
Rolls: Prepare as directed through Step
Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 cup dried cranberries; let stand 15 minutes.
Drain cranberries. Proceed as directed, sprinkling cranberries over sugar mixture in Step
Hands-on time: 30 min.; Total time: 3 hr., 55 min., including icing.