Whole-Wheat Cinnamon Rolls
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
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Dough
- 1 tablespoon yeast
- 1 1⁄2 cups lukewarm water
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
- 5 -6 cups whole wheat hot roll mix, Whole-Wheat Hot Roll Mix
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Cinnamon Butter
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3⁄4 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
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Caramel Topping
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
directions
- In a large bowl, stir the yeast into the warm water and allow to stand for 5 minutes or until frothy.
- Stir in eggs and butter; beat in 5 cups of hot roll mix; let rest 2 minutes.
- Add enough of the remaining mix to make a soft dough, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Clean and grease bowl, place dough in bowl, turning to grease all sides.
- Cover with a damp towel, let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
- Prepare the Cinnamon Butter by melting the butter in a small saucepan. Stir in cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins and nuts; continue stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Prepare the Caramel Topping by combining the whipping cream, brown sugar and nuts in a small bowl; set aside.
- Punch down dough and let rest for 10 minutes; on lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 20 inch x 12 inch rectangle, about 1 inch thick.
- Spread with Cinnamon Butter; roll up jelly-roll fashion; using a sharp knife, cut dough into twenty 1 inch slices.
- Spread Caramel Topping evenly in a 15 inch x 10 inch baking sheet with raised sides; arrange slices on topping, cut-side down; cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, bake rolls 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on a rack for 5 minutes, invert rolls and pan onto a large platter; remove pan.
- Serve warm.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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