Cinnamon Tree Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Tree Coffee Cake shows you how to turn ready-made frozen bread dough into sweet cinnamon rolls. Perfect 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: Christmas! A Wilton Recipe and Idea Book

Tools:

Ingredients:

  • 2 loaves frozen sweet bread dough Thawed (1 pound)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • confectioners' sugar

Makes: Coffeecake serves 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 with vegetable non-stick spray. Arrange rolls, cut side down in pan. Let rise for about 45 minutes.

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

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

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