Cinnamon Nut Buns

Grandpa & Grandma Williams's Note:

Another k.a.f. recipe slightly modified.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 54 mins
• Prep Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 Buns

DOUGH

• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FILLING

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

TOPPING

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons milk

Directions:

1. Mix and knead all DOUGH ingredients together to make a smooth dough.
2. Cover and let raise for 1 hour until puffy.
3. Roll the dough into an 18" x 18" rectangle.
4. Mix FILLING ingredients together. Lightly brush dough with milk and then spread with the prepared filling, leaving an uncovered strip about 1" wide along one end.
5. Roll tightly into a log, starting with filling-covered end and opposite the unfilled end.Slice the log onto 12 pieces. Place slices onto a lightly greased wells of a muffin pan.Cover and let the buns rise until puffy, about 60 minutes.
6. Bake the buns in a preheated 350`F oven for 20 to 24 minutes, until they're a light golden brown Remove from the oven.
7. Just before serving mix TOPPING ingredients together until smooth. Spoon over the buns.