betty's famous cinnamon rolls

Ingredients

• Servings: 0
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 cups pecan halves (optional)
• 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 8 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup butter, melted, divided
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon maple-flavored extract (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 35 mins


• mix 1 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, and pecans together in a bowl; set aside to be used as filling later.
• whisk yeast and warm water together in a separate bowl; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon white sugar. continue whisking until well incorporated. set aside until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, 10 to 20 minutes.
• place warm milk, 2/3 cup white sugar, 2/3 cup melted butter, salt, eggs, and yeast mixture in a stand mixer; mix until all ingredients are incorporated. add 4 cups flour; mix on medium until completely smooth, about 5 minutes. transfer dough to a large bowl; knead the remaining 4 cups flour into dough with hands until dough is slightly stiff and sticky, 10 minutes.
• transfer dough to a large greased bowl; cover bowl with plastic wrap. let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• remove plastic wrap from bowl and punch down dough. set dough aside to rest for 5 minutes.
• roll dough out a well-floured surface, forming a 15x20-inch rectangle. brush entire rectangle of dough with 1/2 cup melted butter; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar filling. tightly roll up dough, starting from a long end and pinch edges together to seal. cut dough, using dental floss, into 15 to 20 slices.
• grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish with 1/2 cup melted butter; sprinkle with 1/3 cup white sugar.
• arrange cinnamon rolls close together in the prepared casserole dish. allow to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• beat confectioners' sugar, 2/3 cup melted butter, vanilla extract, and maple extract together in a bowl until smooth. drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.