Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Try it Tuesday!: Super easy and completely amazing caramel rolls...

I learned the way of the caramel roll back my freshman year in college when I went to a little town with my good friend Loralee for the holidays...and also experienced lutefisk for the first time!  This recipe, although lost someplace hopefully in my recipe box, is from Loralee's mom although may have been modified by my own forgetfulness!

What you need:
Oven
Oven pan
String/thread
2 loaves frozen bread dough
Flour
Butter
Brown sugar
Cinnamon
Cream or milk

Buy one of these 4 packs of frozen bread loaves...think ahead by one night and leave out 2 loaves to thaw.

The only slightly difficult part...knead the bread into a 1/2 inch or so rectangle, using flour to prevent stickiness...

Spread on a good dose of softened/slightly melted butter...attempt to leave one inch unbuttered at one end...

Then spread on and pat down a tish brown sugar and some shakes of cinammon...

Roll from the buttered side to unbuttered side as such into a log...

Slide a thread underneath to do this awesome little trick to cut the roll into about 1/2-1 inch slices...

Cross the thread over the loaf on each side to cross each other, pull the ends tight to "cut" the roll...

Continue down the loaf...

Put slices in an oven dish that has been covered first with brown sugar on the bottom (can also add peanuts or walnuts to the bottom)...

Cover and let rise until double in size about 45-60min...I do this on the oven as I preheat it to 350 degrees to help it rise a bit faster...

While the first loaf rises, repeat all instructions to second loaf, but put in a tupperware container to freeze for a later date!  Nom!!

Once the rolls have risen, REMEMBER THIS (i always forget) - **pour 1/4-1/2 cup of cream or milk over the rolls** - THEN put in the oven for 20-25 minutes until tops are golden brown quite thoroughly and it doesn't jiggle (it's easy to undercook these and leave too doughy - just try to leave in 25 minutes at least depending on your oven!)...

NOM.
(sorry the photos aren't awesome...I thought I lost our SLR...but actually didn't!).