Norwegian Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 4 -5 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons yeast (or 3 1/4 ounce packets)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 egg, beaten, to glaze

Recipe

• 1 use a roasting pan about 10x13 inch (or a 9x13 inches brownie pan).
• 2 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 3 combine the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
• 4 melt the butter and whisk it into the milk and eggs, then stir it into the flour mixture.
• 5 mix to combine and then knead the dough either by hand or using the douhg hook of an electric mixer until it's smooth and springy.
• 6 form dough into a ball, place in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and leave it to rise for about 25 minutes.
• 7 take on third of the dough and roll it or stretch it to fit the bottom of your pan; this will form the bottom of each bun when it has baked.
• 8 roll out the rest of the dough on a lightly floured surface, aiming to get a rectangle of rougly 20 by 10 inches.
• 9 mix the filling ingredients in a small bowl and then spread the rectangle with the buttery cinnamon mixture.
• 10 try to get even coverage on the whole of the dough.
• 11 roll it up from the longest side until you have a giant sausage.
• 12 cut the roll into 3/4 inch slices, which should make about 20 rounds.
• 13 set the rounds in lines on top of the dough in the pan, swirly cut-up side up.
• 14 don't worry if they dont fit snuggly together as they will swell and become puffy when baked.
• 15 brush the rolls with egg and let rise again for about 15 minutes to let them get a little puffy.
• 16 put in the hot oven and bake for 20- 25 minutes (mine were ready in 20).
• 17 the rolls should be risen and brown in color.
• 18 remove them from the pan and leave to cool slightly on a rack- eat warm.