Love Knots

Submitted by Nancy G.

"Perfect to serve for a special breakfast or brunch! If your bread machine can handle it, the dough can be mixed in the machine. Two packages of yeast is equal to 4 1/2 teaspoons of bulk yeast. This recipe is adapted from a magazine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 3 dozen

ingredients

• Dough

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup warm water (110 to 115)
• 1⁄2 cup warm milk (110 to 115)
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 1⁄2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour

• Topping

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 3⁄4 cup butter, melted

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add milk, butter, sugar, eggs and salt. Stir in enough flour to form a stiff dough.
2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
3. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.
4. Punch dough down; divide into three portions. Cover two portions with plastic wrap.
5. Shape one portion into 12 balls. Roll each ball into an 8-in. rope.
6. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip rope into melted butter, then coat with cinnamon-sugar.
7. Tie into a knot. Tuck and pinch ends under and place on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
8. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
9. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.

Reviews

[Jami0018]

YUM! They were pretty time consuming but WELL worth it. I stored them overnight in a plastic bag and they were still great the next day - cold or warmed in the microwave.

 

[Tamaretta]

I tried this from TOH cookbook. While they were wonderful straight from the oven, they did not hold up well overnight...very stale and dried out (even though I had them in a plastic bag) AND they were time consuming to roll out all those ropes. I am making bread pudding out of the 30 rolls that are too tough/stale to eat. Thanks for posting!