Walnut Cinnamon Buns
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- 4 1/2 cups white flour
- 1 cup milk lukewarm
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 unsalted butter
- 1/2 brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup of the water and allow to stand 5 minutes.
- Add the yeast to the milk and then add 3 cups of flour and blend well. Allow to rise in a warm dark place until double in size.
- Add the beaten eggs, granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon, butter and 3/4 cup of flour and raisins and blend well.
- Turn out to a lightly floured surface and knead the remaining flour (3/4 cup) until the dough is easily handled.
- Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick rectangle (I did 1/2" and it produced gigantic rolls, as you can see!)
- Mix the remaining 1/2 cup unsalted butter with the brown sugar and cinnamon until a smooth paste is formed.
- Spread the paste on the entire surface of the dough.
- Sprinkle the chopped walnuts on the surface evenly.
- Starting at the long end of the rectangle, begin rolling until the entire dough is rolled into one long tube.
- Seal the long sides of the dough by pinching it to the rolled side.
- Cut the tube into 2-3" rolls. Place rolls into a lightly sprayed 9" x 9" pan leaving a bit of space around them (I got about 7 rolls out of 1/2 the recipe).
- Allow to rise in a warm dark place for 1 1/2-2 hours. The rolls should double in size.
- Preheat the oven to 375u0b0F. Bake the rolls for about 25 minutes (you want to make sure the insides of the rolls are totally done, and not gooey.
- Allow to cool and ice with a simple icing sugar and water frosting (about 1/4 cup plus a couple of teaspoons of water should do it. Mix until a frosting consistency is made, pour into a mini zip loc baggy and cut the corner off about 1/8", frost in a creative manor - I did this just before serving the next day).
yeast, white flour, milk, granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon, eggs, butter, raisins, walnuts, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Walnut-Cinnamon-Buns-1677619 (may not work)