Betty's Famous Cinnamon Rolls recipe
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- 1 ½ cups white sugar 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon 2 cups pecan halves 4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 1 teaspoon white sugar 1 cup warm milk ⅔ cup white sugar ⅔ cup butter, melted 2 teaspoons salt 2 eggs 8 cups all-purpose flour, divided 1 cup butter, melted, divided ⅓ cup white sugar 4 cups confectioners' sugar ⅔ cup butter, melted 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon maple-flavored extract
Nutrition Info
- 735.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 101.7 gcholesterol: 85 mgfat: 34 gfiber: 3.5 gprotein: 8.7 gsaturatedFat: 16.3 gservingSize: -sodium: 443.7 mgsugar: 56.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Betty's Famous Cinnamon Rolls
Directions
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Mix 1 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, and pecans together in a bowl, set aside to be used as filling later.
Whisk yeast and warm water together in a separate bowl, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon white sugar. Continue whisking until well incorporated. Set aside until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, 10 to 20 minutes.
Place warm milk, 2/3 cup white sugar, 2/3 cup melted butter, salt, eggs, and yeast mixture in a stand mixer, mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Add 4 cups flour, mix on medium until completely smooth, about 5 minutes. Transfer dough to a large bowl, knead the remaining 4 cups flour into dough with hands until dough is slightly stiff and sticky, 10 minutes.
Transfer dough to a large greased bowl, cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
Remove plastic wrap from bowl and punch down dough. Set dough aside to rest for 5 minutes.
Roll dough out onto a well-floured surface, forming a 15x20-inch rectangle. Brush entire rectangle of dough with 1/2 cup melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar filling. Tightly roll up dough, starting from a long end and pinch edges together to seal. Cut dough, using dental floss, into 15 to 20 slices.
Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish with 1/2 cup melted butter, sprinkle with 1/3 cup white sugar.
Arrange cinnamon rolls close together in the prepared casserole dish. Allow to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Beat confectioners' sugar, 2/3 cup melted butter, vanilla extract, and maple extract together in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.