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Grandma’s Cinnamon Buns

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This recipe for Grandma’s cinnamon buns gives you everything you hope for in this classic breakfast pastry, down to the sweet sugar glaze!

Ingredients

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Dough:

  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 6 cups white flour (Grandma recommends King Arthur brand)

Filling:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 teaspoons REALLY GOOD cinnamon. Grandma made a point of emphasizing this to me and I always do what she says.
  • 1/2 stick butter, softened

Frosting:

  • 1 pound bag powdered sugar
  • 1/2 stick softened butter
  • 4–6 tablespoons milk
  • 2 teaspoons double strength vanilla
  • Pinch of nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in water in large bowl and let sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
  2. Meanwhile, put milk and butter in microwavable dish and heat for 1 1/2 minutes.
  3. Add eggs, sugar, salt, milk/butter and about 1/2 flour to yeast mixture and stir until smooth. Gradually add remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until you get a firm soft dough. Reserve the final 1/2 cup of flour and place on surface of table. (Personally, I would place on a Silpat, if you have one.)
  4. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead for 10 minutes until smooth. The dough should be soft but not stick to your hands. Add flour as needed.
  5. Place in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and put in warm place to rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down and let rise again for 30 minutes.
  6. For filling, combine sugar and cinnamon. After last rising, place the dough on a floured surface and roll into a 30″ x 15″ rectangle.
  7. Spread dough with softened butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
  8. Starting with the long end, roll up the dough and pinch the edges together to form a long roll. Cut the roll into 24 pieces and place the pieces in a 17″ x 12″ pan.
  9. Let rise until double, about an hour, then bake for 20-25 minutes at 375. Remove from oven and let cool.
  10. While rolls cool, make frosting by creaming butter with half of the powdered sugar and vanilla. Gradually add milk and remaining sugar and blend well. Frost rolls while still a little warm.
  11. Eat, and remember why we love our grandmas so much.

Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/grandmas-cinnamon-buns/