Yeast Bread Recipe ⋇ Cinnamon Rolls III

Here's an easy alternative to buying those famous cinnamon rolls in the mall. They taste exactly the same, and the dough is made in the bread machine.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water at room temperature
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ½ (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups bread flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup chopped pecans
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ teaspoons milk

Cooking Directions

1. In the pan of your bread machine, combine water, 1/4 cup melted butter, vanilla pudding, 1 cup warm milk, egg, 1 tablespoon sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast. Set machine to Dough cycle; press Start.
2. When Dough cycle has finished, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 17x10 inch rectangle. Spread with 1/2 cup softened butter. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over dough.
3. Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
4. Roll up dough, beginning with long side. Slice into 16 one-inch slices; place in prepared pan. Let rolls rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. Bake rolls in preheated oven until browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Stir together cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and 1 1/2 teaspoons milk. Remove rolls from oven and let cool until warm; spread frosting over warm rolls.

Nutrition Facts

• calories371.8
• carbohydrateContent45.2 g
• cholesterolContent51.4 mg
• fatContent18.9 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent6.4 g
• saturatedFatContent9.6 g
• sodiumContent198 mg
• sugarContent18.8 g