Cinnamon Tree Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Tree shows you how to turn ready-made frozen bread dough into sweet cinnamon rolls. A perfect choice for breakfast or brunch, we’ve baked them in a tree-shaped pan for the holidays but any Wilton shaped pan can be used.

Source: Celebrate! Christmas Book

Tools:

Ingredients:

  • 2 loaves frozen sweet bread dough thawed
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 pkg Cinnamon Swirl Bread Mix (1 lb. 14 oz.)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts chopped
  • 1/4 cup raisins

Makes: Cinnamon rolls serve 10.


instructions

Thaw bread. On floured surface, roll each loaf into a 5 x 12 in. oblong shape.

Cover with plastic wrap; let rest 15 minutes.

Roll each piece into approximately a 16 x 9 in. rectangle.

Melt butter, brush on top of dough. Combine sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle evenly over butter.

Starting on long side, roll each piece into a cylinder, pinch seams. Cut into 3/4 in. cinnamon rolls. Spray pan with vegetable pan spray.

Arrange rolls, cut side down in pan. Let raise about 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan; drizzle with glaze.

For glaze: Mix 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, two teaspoons water in small bowl.

Petite Cinnamon Loaves

Preheat oven to 350°. Line pan with baking cups. Follow package mixing instructions, adding vanilla.

Stir in nuts and raisins. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Take it easy! Substitute two packages of refrigerated cinnamon rolls for the Cinnamon Tree recipe.