The last time I made these I made a couple of the pans with cream cheese and fruit instead of the cinnamon. Soften your cream cheese, spread on your layer, add a fruit filling (I used a strawberry spread that I had, and an apricot on another)
and do them the same way. They are a little "messier", but WOW GOOD!!
Frost these using a powdered sugar glaze.
I love making cinnamon rolls, and have tried several recipes over the years, but I think these are my top favorite (for now at least!)
TWIST CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CARAMEL ICING
2 c. scalded milk
2 c. warm water
4 pkg. yeast
1/2 lb margarine/butter
4 eggs beaten
12-13 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 t. nutmeg
Place yeast in bowl, add 2 c. warm water and sprinkle 2 t. sugar over top. Stir slightly. Scald milk with approx. 1/3 c. of the sugar. Place margarine in bowl and pour hot milk over it to melt. Stir. Cool slightly, add salt, beaten eggs and 2/3 c. sugar mixed with nutmeg. Also add yeast mixture. Stir in approx 12-13 c. flour. Knead. Keep dough quite sticky. Leg rise till double. Grease 4 pizza pans and set aside. Divide dough into 12 equal parts. Roll out one part to fit in a pizza pan--spread dough with butter/margarine and sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar. Do this two more times. You will have 3 layers of dough on each pan. Place a glass in the middle of the pan as a guideline, and cut 1 1/2 inch pie wedges to the rim of the glass. Pick up a pie wedge and give it a couple of twists then lay down again. Do this all around the pan. Let rise and bake at 325* for 20-25 min. Turn rolls out of pans and turn right side up to cool. While hot, ice with caramel icing.
CARAMEL ICING
1/2 lb margarine/butter
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. milk or cream
Boil until smooth. Add 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar while warm and beat well.
Maxine - this looks scrumptious!! I made a recipe like that once, where you twist the wedges and it turns out so pretty... thanks for sharing this. My family may thank you some day, but not today... today, I'm being good! :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! Sure looks tempting! I better be good too! You would be a good canadate for our recipe blog.
ReplyDeleteYou're going to make these for me next week, right?!
ReplyDeleteThey look delicious! There aren't any calories in them are there?
ReplyDeleteCalories-Goodness no! who would want to add calories to their food?!
ReplyDeletei'll win points with the hubby with these..thanks! i love the snow scene as well up there...
ReplyDelete