Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Prep Time:
20 min
Inactive Prep Time:
1 hr 0 min
Cook Time:
30 min

Level:
Intermediate

Serves:
12 to 15 servings

Ingredients
Dough:

* 1/4-ounce package yeast
* 1/2 cup warm water
* 1/2 cup scalded milk
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1/3 cup butter or shortening
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 egg
* 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

* 1/2 cup melted butter, plus more for pan
* 3/4 cup sugar, plus more for pan
* 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
* 3/4 cup raisins, walnuts, or pecans, optional

Glaze:

* 4 tablespoons butter
* 2 cups powdered sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 3 to 6 tablespoons hot water

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg. Add 2 cups of flour and mix until smooth. Add yeast mixture. Mix in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle. Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes. Place in well-greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, usually 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

When doubled in size, punch down dough. Roll out on a floured surface into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle. Spread melted butter all over dough. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans, or raisins if desired. Beginning at the 15-inch side, role up dough and pinch edge together to seal. Cut into 12 to 15 slices.

Coat the bottom of baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the pan and let rise until dough is doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned.

Meanwhile, mix butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches desired consistency. Spread over slightly cooled rolls.
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Jellyroll Doughnuts

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 5 tablespoons butter
* 2 packages active dry yeast
* 1/2 cup warm water
* 3 egg yolks
* 3 3/4 cups sifted flour (sift before measuring)
* raspberry or strawberry jam or jelly
* 1 egg white, slightly beaten
* oil for deep frying
* confectioners' sugar

Preparation:
In a saucepan, heat milk to scalding; small bubbles will form around edge of saucepan. Remove from heat; add 1/3 cup sugar, the salt, and the butter; stir to melt. Set aside and let cool to lukewarm.

In a large mixing bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water; stir until dissolved. Add lukewarm milk mixture, egg yolks, and 2 cups of the flour. With a hand-held electric mixer, beat at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. With a wooden spoon, beat in remaining flour; beat until smooth. Cover soft dough with a towel and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Turn to coat with flour, then knead 10 times, until dough is smooth. Divide dough in half. Roll out half of the dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into a dozen 3-inch rounds. Spoon 1 teaspoon of jam in the center of half of the rounds. Brush edge with a little egg white then top with remaining rounds of dough. Press edges to seal. Place filled rounds on a floured baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough. Cover filled rounds with towel and let rise for about an hour, until doubled in bulk.

Heat oil in a deep fryer or skillet (about 2 inches deep) to 350°. Carefully drop doughnuts in hot fat, top side down, 2 to 3 at a time. Fry, turning as they come to the surface, then turning again, until golden brown, about 4 minutes in all. Open one to test for doneness and gauge a more exact time for remaining doughnuts. Lift out with slotted spoon and place on paper towels to drain. Sift powdered sugar over tops while still warm.
Makes about 12 to 15 jelly doughnuts.