Cinnamon Bun

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 eggs (at room temp)
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup of packed brown sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread yeast
• 1 package light cream cheese
• 5 tablespoons of softened butter
• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix the flour, salt, and bread yeast in a bowl. then use a bigger bowl to mix the milk, eggs, and butter.
• 2 combine the two mixtures and knead the dough.
• 3 have the dough rest and double in size. cover with plastic wrap and set in warm place - i left the dough by the fire for 5 hours or so.
• 4 when dough has doubled, cover and let rest on a floured surface for 10 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the packed brown sugar and powdered cinnamon.
• 6 roll out the dough into a 16" x 21" rectangle. spread 1/3 cup softened butter on dough surface. then sprinkle the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture all over the buttered dough.
• 7 roll up the dough tightly so that you end up with a 21" roll (longer rather than fatter). pinch dough edge into roll.
• 8 cut roll into 12 equal portions. place rolls in 9"x 13" casserole dish. cover and let rise for 30 minutes (i left them overnight in the fridge covered).
• 9 bake at 400 degrees for 15 mins until the tops are lightly browned.
• 10 mix all the ingredients for the topping together on high speed for 1-2 minutes. spread on the buns and enjoy.