Cinnamon Monkey Rolls
I don't know why this bread machine recipe is called "monkey" rolls, but I do know that they taste delicious. It's fun to get the whole family involved in the kneading, and even more fun to get them involved in eating the rolls!
Notes
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Cooking Time30 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cup bread flour
- 4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon yeast
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
Instructions
- Add milk, water, egg, 1 tablespoon butter, salt, bread flour, 4 teaspoons sugar, and yeast to bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufacturer.
- Select dough/manual cycle.
- When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine to a lightly floured surface.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- If necessary, knead in enough flour to make dough easy to handle.
- Divide dough into 20 equal pieces.
- Form each piece into a smooth ball.
- Stir together the 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon.
- Dip each ball into the 2 tablespoons melted butter; roll each ball in sugar mixture.
- Arrange half of the coated balls in the bottom of a greased 6 1/2- to 8-cup ovenproof ring mold or fluted tube pan with nonremovable bottom.
- Make a second layer, positioning the balls for the second layer between the balls in the first layer.
- Drizzle balls with any remaining melted butter and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.
- Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until almost doubled in size, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until done.
- Cool 1 minute on a wire rack. .
- Invert onto a serving plate; remove ring mold or pan. Serve warm.