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cinnamon rolls cooked in skillet
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Servings: 8 rolls
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • C all-purpose flour
  • ¼ C sugar
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • ½ C milk about 120°
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 C additional flour

Filling

  • 2 tbsp softened butter
  • ¼ C brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon plus a little extra for rolling out dough

Frosting

  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

  • Combine dry ingredients on a bowl. (Flour, sugar, yeast, and salt).
  • Stir in milk, oil and egg.
  • Mix (electric mixer or by hand) until dough forms a soft ball.
  • Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead adding small amounts of flour until dough becomes smooth and still sticky but not sticking to hands.
  • Cover and let rest for 10 minutes in ball shape.
  • During rest time warm and grease 8-inch cast iron skillet.
  • Also, in a small bowl combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • On floured surface roll dough into 12x9 inch shape.
  • Spread butter and next brown sugar/cinnamon mixture evenly on dough top.
  • Roll up dough starting with 9-inch end and then cut off about 1⁄2 inch on each end and discard.
  • Using a serrated knife or dental floss cut roll into 8 even slices.
  • Arrange in the greased warm skillet leaving and even space between each roll for room to rise.
  • Cover with towel or plastic wrap and let rise to doubled in size approximately 1-1 1⁄2 hours.
  • Bake in brick oven at 350° for about 15 min.
  • Let cool in pan for 10 min.
  • Make frosting by combining powdered sugar, vanilla and slowly adding milk until smooth spreading consistency.
  • Drizzle over buns evenly.
  • Cool and enjoy!

Notes

  • To make the rolls ahead of time place each roll individually in an 8-inch greased metal or
    glass pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When ready to use transfer dough slices
    into a warmed lightly greased 8-inch cast iron skillet. (Transfer technique shown on video)
    Cover let rise until doubled in in size. Ready to bake!
  • Pre warming cast iron skillet help rolls rise more quickly
  • Rotate skillet in the brick oven during baking to help the rolls evenly brown.