Cinnamon & Caramel Rolls
Grandma Hannah
(3 1/2 dozen)
Ingredients:
2 pkg yeast
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup half and half cream
2 eggs
2 tsp salt
1 cup Crisco shortening
71/2 to 8 cups flour
butter
brown sugar
cinnamon
Instructions:
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Dissolve 2 pkg yeast in 1 cup warm water and 1/4 cup sugar
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Beat together: 3/4 cup sugar, half and half cream, eggs, salt, and Crisco
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Add yeast mixture and 2 more cups warm water.
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Add flour (a little at a time) to make very sticky dough
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Let rise to double.
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Roll out 1/2 of the dough at a time and top with; butter, brown sugar and cinnamon (nuts or raisins optional)
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Roll, cut and let rise
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Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes
SWEET GLAZE
Ingredients:
8 T butter
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3 to 6 T hot water
Instructions:
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Mix melted butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
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Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches desired consistency.
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For melted glaze: spread over warm rolls. For more of a frosted roll: spread over cooled rolls.
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CARAMEL TOPPING
Ingredients:
4 cups brown sugar
1/2 stick butter
2 T and 2 tsp white syrup
1/2 cup cream
Instructions:
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Melt over low heat until sugar is completely dissolved.
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Spread on top of rolls when they are cooled.