Monday Morning Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls (easy)

Sorry guys, I wasn't feeling very well yesterday so I forgot to post a recipe for you all yesterday. Better late than never, right?

Cinnamon Rolls

(make the dough the night before)

1 cup water

1 cup butter

¾ cup sugar

2 teaspoons salt

1 cup cold water

4 eggs - slightly beaten

2 (0.25 ounce) package yeast

½ cup warm water

7½ cups flour

½ cup butter, softened 

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup cinnamon 

1 recipe Powdered Sugar Glaze (below cinnamon rolls direction)

In a large pot bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add the 1 cup butter, sugar and alt. Remove from heat. Add the 1 cup cold water. When the mixture is lukewarm, add beaten eggs. In a separate bowl, dissolve yeast in the ½ cup warm water.  Allow Yeast to rise about 5 minutes, until foamy. Stir into mixture. Add flour and stir together. Cover pan with lid and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to roll out, divide dough into thirds. Lightly flour surface of a bread board (I use my pastry cloth frame). Roll dough out into a 12x6 inch rectangle about ½ inch thick. Spread each rectangle with one third of the softened butter. In a bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle one third of the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture over the surface of dough.

Roll up jelly-roll-style and cut into 12 rounds. Place on greased baking sheet. Repeat for the remaining 2 dough sections. Let raise for 2-3 hours. Bake one sheet at a time at 375 degrees F. for about 15 minutes until lightly browned. Spread with Powdered Sugar Glaze while still warm. Makes 3-4 dozen cinnamon rolls.

Powdered Sugar Glaze

½ cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream above ingredients together, spread over warm cinnamon rolls