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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Breakfast Rolls

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rising time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Equipment

  • Kitchenaid Mixer
  • 2-3 8X8 pan or 8in round cake pan

Ingredients
  

The Dough

  • 1 cups Milk
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1 xl Eggs Slightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 pkg Rapid Rise Yeast
  • 3½ cups Flour

The Filling

  • 2-3 Tbsp Butter (salted) Softened for spreading
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1-2 tsp Cinnamon

The topping for each pan

  • 1/4 Butter melted
  • 1/2 Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans OPTIONAL

Instructions
 

  • Heat the milk and butter in the microwave 2 to 2.5 minutes until temperature is 120℉-130℉.
  • In mixer, combine sugar, salt, yeast, and 3 cups of flour and mix together.
  • Add milk and butter mixture to mixer, mix to combine. Add eggs, mix. Add 3 cups of flour, mixing after each cup is added.
  • Pour out onto a floured board. Knead in remaining flour (approximately 1 cup).
  • Let dough rest for 10 minutes
  • While the dough is rising, prepare the pans with the roll topping. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in each pan and add 1/2 cup brown sugar until it becomes a sugary buttery paste with all the butter incorporated and all the brown sugar looking wet. If you would like to add the pecans mix them in so that the sugar and nuts are call wet with butter, but there is no runny butter left in the pan.
  • Roll out the dough into a large oval, Spread 1/4 cup of butter onto the dough. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. then roll the dough into a log.
  • Cut the log into 1 inch sections and place into your prepared pans leaving room in between for them to expand as the dough rises.
  • Let rise in a warm location for 1 to 1.5 hours (the top of the dryer, when it is on, is a great place!) or until double in size,
  • Bake at 350℉ for 15 - 18 minutes or until golden brown. When you pull them out let them sit for about 5 few min to allow the sugar to cool just enough to not slide off when you turn these over onto the plate. Don't let them sit too long or the butter sugar combo won't come out of the pan!

Notes

NOTE: it is tempting to go overboard on the filling, but if you do the rolls won't bake properly.  you can always add a little extra to the topping though if you like!