Sticky Cinnamon Rolls !!

Sticky Cinnamon Rolls

My grandmother used to make the most amazing "sticky rolls" for me. I have great memories of getting to help her make them. They were quite a process and well worth it.

By way of Genna's food blog entry on Cheesy What's Its (http://graynbayns.blogspot.com/2010/07/cheesy-whats-its.html, I have discovered a great way to make those yummy cinnamon rolls that's easier and just as tasty.

You can either buy pre-made pizza dough or use this recipe I modified for pizza dough in the bread machine.
If you use pre-made pizza dough, check the weight, it it is only a pound you will need to modify the amounts of this recipe and the size of the pan.

Dough recipe : yields 1 1/2 pounds
1 cup water
3 cups unbleached white flour ( you can use 1/2 to 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour in place of the white flour)
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. canola oil
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. dry active yeast

Once you have you dough either way, flour a work space and begin to work the dough into a rectangle.

Melt 1/2 cup of butter ( or  Earth Balance ).
Mix together 2 tbsp. of sugar and 2 tsp of cinnamon.

Using your fingers or a brush cover the dough with melted butter. Sprinkle it with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. You can add a 1/2 cup raisins if you like.

Now starting at the long edge, tightly roll up the dough to form a long tube, be sure to squeeze the edges so it stays rolled up.

In a baking pan ( 9 by 13 inch for the dough recipe above), pour the rest of the butter, add 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup maple syrup and swirl together to mix.
You can add 1/2 chopped walnuts if you like.

Now cut the dough into one inch or so pieces and place them in the sugary pan. Cover with plastic wrap.

At this point if you want to bake them right away, preheat the oven to 350 F and let them rise for 30 minutes. OR I often do all this prep in the evening and just let them rise overnight.

Either way bake them for 30 minutes at 350 F.

Prepare a cookie sheet with waxed paper. When the rolls are baked turn the pan upside down on the waxed paper. All the gooey stuff should adhere to the rolls. Remove the pan and voila, very yummy cinnamon rolls.

 

Here are two other cinnamon roll recipes that Genna mentioned to me. We have not tried either of them but they have potential.

Cinnamon rolls with bacon, now that's a concept.

http://rainydaygal.com/2009/12/18/day-6-bacon-cinnamon-rolls/

Or pumpkin cinnamon rolls !!

http://www.grumpyshoneybunch.com/2010/11/pumpkin-spice-cinnamon-buns.html