Sergeant Forrester is head-over-heels in love with these rolls.
- 1 pkg active dry rapid rise yeast
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cube plus 1/2 cube butter
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 – 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour
Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside 1 cup dry mixture. Heat milk in microwave on high for about 3 minutes. (Tillie’s microwave is 1100W) Cut one cube of the butter into chunks and drop into hot milk. Stir in. Pour into dry ingredients. Stir until combined and add the eggs. Add the remaining dry mixture to make a dough.
Knead dough 5 minutes. Cover bowl and allow to rest in a warm place for 10 minutes.
Roll out dough to 1/4 – 1/2 inch thick rectangle.
Melt the remaining 1/2 cube of butter and pour over the dough. Sprinkle with 4 teaspoons of cinnamon mixed with additional 1/2 cup of sugar. Raisins or chopped nuts may be added.
Roll up the dough like a jelly roll and cut, using heavy thread, into 1 inch sections.
Place in greased 9″x13″ pans (six per pan).
While mixing, turn on the oven to just warm, then turn it off before placing the rolls inside to rise for one hour.
Bake at 375F for 10-15 minutes. Glaze while warm.
Makes 12-14 Cinnamon rolls.
Glaze: 4 tablespoons milk, a dollop of butter and about a tablespoon of powdered sugar.,
