My Mom's Sticky Cinnamon Buns

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) box pillsbury hot roll mix (a specialty bread)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup water, 120o to130o f. , or very hot to the touch
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup karo syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk, add t. more at a time if necessary
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine contents of box, sugar and yeast packet in large bowl; mix well.
• 2 stir in hot water, butter and egg until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
• 3 turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
• 4 with greased or floured hands, shape dough into a ball.
• 5 knead dough for 5 minutes until smooth.
• 6 cover dough with large bowl' let rest 5 or 10 minutes.
• 7 (skip steps 5 & 6 if making icing topped cinnamon buns).
• 8 make pan coating, if using, by mixing all together in a small bowl,.
• 9 microwave for about a minute until blended.
• 10 make filling and set aside.
• 11 at this point, if making stickies, spread into a buttered 9"x13" pan or two 9" pans.
• 12 to shape roll dough to about a 10" x 15" rectangle.
• 13 spread filling mixture evenly over dough.
• 14 starting with narrow side, roll tightly and pinch edges to seal.
• 15 cut into 12 or 16 even pieces and place cut side down in prepared pans.
• 16 twelve look nice in the 9" x 13" pan,eight each make nice 9" pans.
• 17 cover loosely with plastic wrap or clean towel and let rise in a warm place 30 minute.
• 18 uncover rolls, bake at 375o f. for 20 to 30 minute or until golden brown.
• 19 cool one minute, remove from pans by flipping onto serving plate for stickies.
• 20 you can frost right in pan when almost cool but still warm for plain cinnamon rolls.
• 21 note: prep. time includes rise time. if you have extra time, do a rise in the bowl first then go on to the shaping step. extra rising gives a tender bread.
• 22 the topping is only used when making sticky-style.