Cream Cheese - Eezy Sweet Rolls

This is a very soft cousin to the cinnamon roll, flavored with cream cheese as the main filling

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 16-18 rolls

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons dry yeast
• 1⁄4 cup warm water
• 1  cup mashed potatoes
• 1  cup  potato water (from cooking process)
• 4  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 5 -6  cups flour

• FILLING

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup poppy seed
• 1  cup  finely chopped  nuts
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract

• ICING

• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 -4  tablespoons sour cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water and set aside.
2. Drain potatoes saving 1 cup water.
3. Allow to cool a bit. Mash warm potatoe adding the butter, salt, canned milk, nutmeg, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
4. Stir in the yeast misture and then the flour.
5. 1 cup at a time until a nice soft dough.
6. Knead for 3-5 minutes using dough hook.
7. on heavy duty mixer.
8. Cover, let rise until doubled. Punch down.
9. Roll out to 18" x 24".
10. Spread the prepared filling evenly over dough.
11. Roll gently sealing edges w/ a bit of water.
12. Cut slices 1- 1 1/2 wide using dental floss.
13. Place 1/2 apart on greased cookie sheet.
14. Cover and allow to double in size.
15. Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
16. FILLING: Blend softened butter and cream.
17. cheese together with other ingredients.
18. ICING: Stir together the sugar, s. cream and.
19. vanilla. You want the icing to drip slowly.
20. off the end of a spoon or fork and may need.
21. to add a bit more sour cream in order to.
22. acheive the proper consistency. A hint.
23. of almond extract is also good added to.
24. the icing.