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Grandma's Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Roll Ingredients:
3 packages dry yeast
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup sugar
7 cup flour
1 stick softened butter
2 cup warm water
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
Brown sugar and cinnamon to taste
Chopped walnuts - optional

Glaze:
2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
splash of milk
Directions:
Directions:
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water. Add egg, oil, sugar, and salt. Stir in flour a little at a time. Set dough on a lightly flour surface and knead until smooth. Put dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until double in size.

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle. Spread softened butter on top; then sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar and walnuts. Roll up lengthwise (like a jelly roll) and pinch the seam shut. Lay dough on a cutting board, seam side down. Cut into 1½ in slices and place each slice on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise again until double. Bake at 425º 15 minutes

Mix glaze ingredients together and frost.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 dozen
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Make them extra special by making them with orange glaze
Add 3 Tbsp. orange juice
1.5 orange zest or orange extract

 

 

 

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