Heavenly Cinnamon Rolls

Make the recipe for Bread Rolls, adding either 1 T. lemon juice with the oil or 1 T. dough enhancer with the Favorite Roll Mix. Prepare the following ingredients while dough is rising.

1/3 c. raisins boiled in 1/2 c. water for 15 minutes; cool OR
1/2 c. soaked and chopped dried apples
1/2 c. sugar or brown sugar, packed
1/4 c. powdered butter
1 t. cinnamon
2 T. water
1/2 c. crushed walnuts (optional)

Combine sugar, butter powder, cinnamon and water together. After dough has risen until doubled, punch down. Roll dough out on a floured surface into a 12x20 inch rectangle. dot butter/sugar paste over top; then spread over entire surface. Sprinkle with raisins and nuts. Roll dough lengthwise and cut into 12 rolls (about 1 1/2 inches thick). Place cut side down in greased 9x13 inch light colored pan. (Dark pans cause rolls to brown more.) Cover with towel. Let rise in warm place until almost doubled (about 25-30 minutes - rolls will be dry if allowed to completely fill out the pan when rising.) Bake @ 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Icing:
3 c. powdered sugar
3 T. + 2 t. water
1 1/4 t. vanilla

Combine ingredients. Icing should be just barely runny; if too thick add 1/2 - 1 T. more water. Using the back of a spoon, spread icing on piping hot rolls so it can drizzle down inside and cover entire outside of rolls. Enjoy hot or cold. Makes 12 large rolls.


from Emergency Food in a Nutshell, Probert and Harkness.


Janice R.