Rick's Recipes: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

 

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

Ingredient Checklist:

• 1 (1 pound) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon water, or as needed
• ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
• ⅔ cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 dash vanilla extract

 

Directions:

• Step 1 
Lightly grease 2 round cake pans with butter.
• Step 2 
Roll bread dough out to an 6x18-inch rectangle. Brush with melted butter. Combine brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over butter. Roll dough into a log, starting at the long edge. Moisten edge with water and seal. Cut log into 20 slices; arrange rolls, cut sides down, in prepared cake pans. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 90 minutes.
• Step 3 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour heavy cream over dough.
• Step 4 
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• Step 5 
Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract in a small bowl; drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls to serve.

 

Cook's Note:

I wanted the bread to hold onto the sugar and nuts and cinnamon, so I used the extra butter. Mine don't hold together very well, so I just make sure that the edges are all next to the pan or each other. I usually add extra nuts and cinnamon because my husband likes them.

 

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 157 calories; protein 2.9g; carbohydrates 22.9g; fat 6g; cholesterol 10.1mg; sodium 143.7