Christmas Morning Cinnamon Buns

  3.8 – 6 reviews  • American
Level: Intermediate
Total: 51 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 1 min
Cook: 35 min
Yield: 12 buns
Level: Intermediate
Total: 51 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 1 min
Cook: 35 min
Yield: 12 buns

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  2. 2 cups milk, scalded
  3. 2 large eggs, beaten
  4. 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
  5. 1 cup mashed potatoes, unsalted
  6. 1 teaspoon salt
  7. 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
  8. 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  9. 7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  10. 1 cup raisins
  11. 1 cup chopped walnuts
  12. 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  13. 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the vegetable shortening in the milk in a bowl and cool to lukewarm. Stir in the eggs, 1 cup sugar, potatoes, and salt. Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water and stir onto the potato mixture. Stir in the flour, raisins, and nuts. Mix thoroughly for 5 minutes by hand. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour.
  2. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Roll into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle and spread with the butter. Sprinkle with the 1 remaining tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon. Roll like a jelly roll and slice 12 equal slices. Place slices flat in 12 by 8-inch baking dish. Cover with a tea towel and let rise until double in bulk, about 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 12 servings
Calories 605
Total Fat 22 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Carbohydrates 90 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Sugar 27 g
Protein 13 g
Cholesterol 45 mg
Sodium 290 mg
Serving Size 1 of 12 servings
Calories 605
Total Fat 22 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Carbohydrates 90 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Sugar 27 g
Protein 13 g
Cholesterol 45 mg
Sodium 290 mg

Reviews

Rebecca Harper
I have made these rolls every Christmas for the past couple of years. They are excellent, and easy to make. Absolutely wonderful. Making these rolls and eating them is a tradition now at my house. I add a powdered sugar glazz and candied cherries (green and red to the top to make the rolls festive.
Rachael Jones
these are excellent I can’t wait for christmas I make them often I put the ingredients in my bread machine on the dough cycle and its a snap to make any time, just roll them out and fresh rolls every time the grandchildren comes, and christmas of course, Can’t you smell them.
Shirley
gander, nf.
Kimberly Valenzuela
This recipe tasted great once complete. However, the dough was WAY more in quantity than anticipated. And, to call it Christmas Morning Cinnamon Buns seems to imply that it won’t take long to make. About 3 hours just to get everything ready to go into the oven, then baking time. They Tasted Great, but by the time they were finished, everybody was outside, had eaten something else for breakfast and weren’t really interested anymore! I was disappointed and tired!
Kayla Ellison
great specially early in the morning
Chelsey Kennedy
this was horrible..my family would want to go back to bed and NOT want to head for the bathroom after eating this one.
i LOVE most recipes and prepare them in my trailor, but was very dissapointed with this one. sorry sara…
Danielle Reyes
This was very easy to make. Although I found that I needed more flour than the recipe called for.

Sometimes I make this and use brown sugar instead of white. No problems in getting the family to eat this.

 

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