Categories: Sweet Breads- Coffee Cakes- Tortes
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (1/4 oz.) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1/3 cup fat-free milk
- 1 egg yolk
- Filling:
- 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Cinnamon sugar:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Directions
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In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir milk ad egg yolk into yeast mixture. Add to flour mixture; stir to form a soft dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; cover and let rest 10 minutes.
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Roll dough into an 18 × 10-inch rectangle. spread with softened butter. Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut crosswise into twenty-four 3/4 inch slices. Cover slices with plastic wrap until ready to flatten.
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In a small bowl, mix cinnamon-sugar ingredients. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. mixture on a sheet of waxed paper; top with a slice of dough. Sprinkle with an additional 1/2 tsp. cinnamon-sugar. Roll dough to a 4-inch circle.
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Place 2 inches aprqt on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining slices. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.