Cinnamon Rolls Texas Style Food

CLASSIC CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Make the rolls: Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Whisk the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a 10-by-18-inch rectangle. Spread the butter over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border on one of the long sides. Top with the cinnamon sugar. Brush the clean border with water. Tightly roll the dough into an 18-inch log, rolling toward the clean border; pinch the seam to seal.
• Slip a long taut piece of thread or unflavored floss under the roll, about 1 1/2 inches from the end. Lift the ends of the thread and cross over the roll, pulling tightly to cut off a piece. Repeat, cutting every 1 1/2 inches, to make 12 rolls. Place the rolls in the prepared baking dish.
• Cover the rolls loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour, 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Uncover the rolls and bake until they spring back when pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan. (You can freeze the baked rolls for up to 2 weeks. Cool completely before freezing, then thaw, warm up and glaze before serving.)
• Make the glaze: Whisk the confectioners' sugar, melted butter, milk, vanilla and salt in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle over the warm rolls.
• Warm 1/2 cup water and the milk in a saucepan over low heat until a thermometer registers 100 degrees F to 110 degrees F. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the yeast on top, then sprinkle with a pinch of the sugar; set aside, undisturbed, until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the melted butter, egg yolk and vanilla into the yeast mixture until combined. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the remaining sugar, the salt and nutmeg. Make a well in the center, then add the yeast mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to make a thick and slightly sticky dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until soft and elastic, about 6 minutes. Shape into a ball.
• Brush a large bowl with butter. Add the dough, turning to coat lightly with the butter. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough is doubled in size, about 1 hour, 15 minutes.
• Turn the dough out of the bowl and knead briefly to release excess air; re-form into a ball and return to the bowl. Lightly butter a large piece of plastic wrap and lay it directly on the surface of the dough. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE BUTTERY DINNER ROLLS WITH CINNAMON BUTTER

Steps:

• For the Rolls:.
• Place 2 cups flour in a large mixing bowl.
• Add yeast, salt, sugar and dry milk. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine water and egg and stir to blend.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• Pour water mixture into the well.
• Mix by hand, beating 150 strokes and frequently scraping bottom and sides of bowl.
• Add 1/2 of the melted butter and beat to incorporate.
• Add remaining flour, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating to incorporate each addition.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Set dough in a warm, draft free place such as oven with a pan of the hottest tap water on the rack below.
• Allow batter to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Coat cups, bottoms and sides of 12 cup muffin pan (or two small round pans) with shortening.
• Punch down batter (batter will be extremely soft and sticky).
• Drop by hand or spoonful into prepared muffin cups to make 12 rolls (or in pan touching the next).
• Brush dough with 1/2 remaining melted butter.
• Let rise uncovered in a warm draft free place until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.
• In preheated 400 degree oven, bake rolls on middle rack for 16-18 minutes. Brush tops of baked rolls with remaining melted butter.
• For the cinnamon butter:.
• Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until mixture is smooth.
• Serve with hot rolls or muffins, remainder may be stored in refrigerator.

TEXAS CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Sift flour before measuring. Add sugar, baking powder and salt and sift again into a large mixing bowl. Cut shortening into dry ingredients.
• In a small bowl, mix together egg and milk, then add mixture, a small amount at a time, to flour/shortening mix. Handle lightly.
• When dough is formed, roll out on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Spread dough with 1 tbsp of the softened butter, sprinkle with 2 tbsp of the brown sugar and the 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Roll tightly, beginning at the edge nearest you. Cut into 2-inch slices.
• Cream together the remaining 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp brown sugar. Spread onto the bottom of a heavy baking pan that will hold the slices fairly close together.
• Place slices into the pan and bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes.
• Because this recipes does not have a topping, you can make you own. I make one by mixing melted butter with powdered sugar. Sometimes I add raisins and/or chopped nuts.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE ROLLS AND CINNAMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Soften yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar.
• Scald milk; cool to lukewarm.
• Add yeast, sugar, honey, and enough flour to make medium batter.
• Beat thoroughly. Let stand until light and foamy.
• Add melted butter (after allowed to cool), eggs, and salt. Beat well.
• Add enough flour to form soft dough.
• Sprinkle small amount of flour on counter and let dough rest.
• Grease the surface of a clean bowl. Knead dough until smooth and satiny
• Then put dough in greased bowl; turn over to grease top.
• Cover, let rise in warm place until double in bulk, then punch down.
• Turn out on floured board. Divide into portions for shaping; let rest 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into desired forms and place on greased baking sheets. Let rise until doubled.
• Bake for 10 minutes; then reduce temperature to 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Cool on rack.
• For cinnamon butter, blend all ingredients at room tempature.