5C.flourI use half bread flour and half all-purpose
4eggs
more flourabout 2 cups
Filling:
1C.buttersoft or melted
1 1/4C.sugar
1/2C.brown sugar
4Tbsp.ground cinnamon
raisins and walnutsoptional
Magic Cream Cheese Frosting:
16.oz.cream cheese
1C.butter
2tsp.vanilla extract
1tspalmond extract
2Tbsp.brown sugar
3-5C.powdered sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease two casserole pans.
2. Heat milk and oil to 125 degrees, use a candy thermometer.
3. In a separate bowl, sift sugar, yeast, salt and flour together.
4. Combine milk/oil and dry ingredients. (bread hook in stand mixer)
5. Add eggs.
6. Continue to add more flour (about 2 cups) until it becomes a soft dough.
7. Knead for 10 minutes and then cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
8. Knead lightly then divide in two.
9. Roll out each section on a floured surface into a long rectangle. Smear the surface with 1/2 cup butter (2 rectangles total 1 cup butter) and then sprinkle with your sugar-brown sugar-cinnamon mixture.
10. Roll each rectangle up and then cut into 1-2 inch pieces.
11. Place in your well greased pan and let rise for 30-45 minutes and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
12. Frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract and brown sugar together for 3 minutes. (Beat well so that the brown sugar starts to melt into the butter.) Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Some people prefer more of a glaze while other like a thick frosting, so add as much powdered sugar as you want!.
13. Slather your frosting on just before serving and enjoy warm! Let that frosting melt all over the rolls :)