Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Dough:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1 pkg. (0.25 oz. or 2 1/2 tsp.) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup milk, scalded and cooled
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
To spread on dough:
2 tbsp. butter, softened
2 cups sugar, divided
4 tbsp. melted butter
3 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
1/4 cup chopped nuts
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Mix flour, 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar and salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter as for pastry.
2. Soften yeast in water. Combine with milk and yolk. Add to flour mixture and mix well.
3. Cover dough and refrigerate at least 2 hrs.
4. Place dough on lightly floured cutting board. Knead lightly. Cover with cloth and rest 10 minutes.
5. Roll dough into rectangle, 10x18 inches, and brush with 2 tbsp. soft butter. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over dough. Roll as for jelly roll, sealing edge. The roll should be 18 inches long.
6. Cut dough into 1 inch slices.
7. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon on a large square of waxed paper or aluminum foil. Place slices, one at a time, on sugar mixture and coat with sugar mixture.
8. Place dough on ungreased cookie sheets, sprinkle with nuts and press into dough, flattening slightly..
9. Brush with 4 tbsp.melted butter and sprinkle with 1 tsp. sugar-cinnamon mixture.
10. Bake immediately in preheated 400º oven for about 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. |
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