Cinnamon Bun Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 22 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dry active yeast
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 6 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups cream cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water and milk.
• 2 knead in dry ingredients. add butter. let rise for 45 minutes.
• 3 after the 45-minute rise, roll out dough into a long rectangle and spread butter over its surface. sprinkle it with a generous amount of light brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
• 4 roll up the rectangle into a long cylinder. cut into fourteen, 2-inch pieces. place in a greased 9-by-13-inch pan or two 10-inch pie pans and cover with plastic. let rise another 45 minutes before baking 12-22 minutes at 375°.
• 5 to prepare the frosting, mix butter, cream cheese, extract, sugar, and salt thoroughly.
• 6 while the buns are still warm, spread the frosting generously over them and serve immediately. watch as they disappear before your very eyes.