Monday, May 2, 2011

Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls

Stop reading right now if you are dieting or evening attempting to eat healthy! I'm serious...reading further into this post is dangerous! You will gain weight just reading this post. :)

These rolls were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!! They are super duper sweet and rich and just scrumptious! Her recipe makes SEVEN round pie pans of cinnamon rolls! I guess I made mine a bit larger because I only got six pans but that was still plenty to share with our nanny, our neighbors, our out-of-town guests, and still have more to put in the freezer for another occasion.

If you like cinnamon rolls you should definitely try this recipe. I loved the maple flavored icing. Just make sure you have a nice big glass of milk ready to wash them down. You'll need it.





Cinnamon Rolls
Source: The Pioneer Woman

1 quart Whole Milk
1 c. Vegetable Oil
1 c. Sugar
2 pkgs. Active Dry Yeast, 0.25 Ounce Packets
8 c. (Plus 1 Cup Extra, Separated) All-purpose Flour
1 t. (heaping) Baking Powder
1 t. (scant) Baking Soda
1 T. (heaping) Salt
Plenty Of Melted Butter
2 c. Sugar
Generous Sprinkling Of Cinnamon
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MAPLE FROSTING:
1 (2 lb) bag Powdered Sugar
2 t. Maple Flavoring
½ c. Milk
¼ c. Melted Butter
¼ c. Brewed Coffee (I used Chai tea)
⅛ t. Salt

Mix the milk, vegetable oil and sugar in a pan. Scald the mixture (heat until just before the boiling point). Turn off heat and leave to cool 45 minutes to 1 hour. When the mixture is lukewarm to warm, but NOT hot, sprinkle in both packages of Active Dry Yeast. Let this sit for a minute. Then add 8 cups of all-purpose flour. Stir mixture together. Cover and let rise for at least an hour.

After rising for at least an hour, add 1 more cup of flour, the baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir mixture together. (At this point, you could cover the dough and put it in the fridge until you need it – overnight or even a day or two, if necessary. Just keep your eye on it and if it starts to overflow out of the pan, just punch it down).

When ready to prepare rolls: Sprinkle rolling surface generously with flour. Take half the dough and form a rough rectangle. Then roll the dough thin, maintaining a general rectangular shape. Drizzle 1/2 to 1 cup melted butter over the dough. Now sprinkle 1 cup of sugar over the butter followed by a generous sprinkling of cinnamon.

Now, starting at the opposite end, begin rolling the dough in a neat line toward you. Keep the roll relatively tight as you go. Next, pinch the seam of the roll to seal it.

Spread 1 tablespoon of melted butter in a seven inch round foil cake or pie pan. Then begin cutting the rolls approximately ¾ to 1 inch thick and laying them in the buttered pans.

Repeat this process with the other half of the dough. Let the rolls rise for 20 to 30 minutes, then bake at 375 degrees until light golden brown, about 15 to 18 minutes.

For the frosting, mix together all ingredients listed and stir well until smooth. It should be thick but pourable. Taste and adjust as needed. Generously drizzle over the warm rolls. Go crazy and don’t skimp on the frosting.

1 comment:

  1. We love these too! We gave them to our neighbors for the holidays, and called them "Sin-ammon Rolls". Totally Sinful!

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