#248_Cream Cheese Frosting

Rolls frosted with Cream Cheese Frosting

Here's how to make Cream Cheese Frosting:

4 oz. (or half a brick) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, very soft but not melted
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tbps. warm milk or orange juice ( add a little more if needed)
1 tsp. vanilla
Zest from one orange

Cream together cream cheese and butter. Add in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla.

Mix well until smooth then blend in the orange zest. Drizzle on the rolls while they are still warm,but not hot right out of the oven.

Note:
Use this frosting to frost cinnamon rolls.

#207_Christmas Treats

Christmas 2009 giveaway treats to friends and neighbors

Crema de fruta or fruit cocktail cakes
for recipe, click here

Cinnabuns
Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Buttercream Frosting
Here are the links for recipes:
click here for buns,
click here or here

Caramel Popcorn Snack Mix
for recipe click here

#22_ Cinnamon Rolls

Heart-shaped Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Mmmmmm!! Cinnamon Rolls

You can make these rolls the same way as the Sticky Buns, entry #21, omitting the caramel sauce. After sprinkling cinnamon/brown sugar mixture on the dough, you can add some chopped walnuts and raisins, then roll out the dough jelly-roll fashion and cut into 1 1/2 inch to 2 inches thick and arrange on greased pans. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and bake them for 18 to 20 minutes.
Let cool and drizzle icing on top. Icing or Frosting recipes below:

Egg-less Butter Cream Frosting :
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 stick butter, very soft but not melted
2 Tbsp. warm milk or orange juice
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Stir together butter and powdered sugar. Add milk and vanilla.
Mix well and drizzle on top of rolls while they are still warm.
If frosting is too thick gradually add a little bit more liquid, (a little drop at a time) making sure the frosting is not too thin or it will be too runny to spread on the rolls.
(The original recipe for this calls for 1 egg, but because of salmonella and other bacteria issues caused by uncooked eggs, I omitted the egg and made some adjustment with the other ingredients).

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick) very soft but not melted
4 cups powdered sugar
4 to 5 tbsp. warm milk or orange juice

Cream together butter and cream cheese.
Add in powdered sugar and milk (or OJ)
Mix well and drizzle on the rolls while they are still hot.

Tips fom MaMely:

Before spreading the raisins on the dough, plump them up in warm water or juice for about 10 minutes. Dry them in paper towels.

Here is another dough recipe you can use to make a good cinnamon roll: click here.

#21_ Sticky Buns with Pecans

Sticky Buns

A variant of cinnamon rolls

Finger Licking Sticky Bun

You can make different varieties of rolls using the pan de sal dough (recipe #20) with just a couple of changes.

For Sticky Buns: You need to increase the amount of flour as this requires 2 eggs. Eggs in the ingredients is considered a liquid.

Here's the recipe for the dough:

2 cups warm milk

1/2 stick butter, softened

1/4 cup white sugar

5 1/2 to 6 cups bread flour

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp saf instant yeast

1 tsp vital wheat gluten

1 tsp dough enhancer

2 eggs, slightly beaten

Follow procedure for making dough for pan de sal. After dough cycle is finished, take dough out and divide it in half.

On a floured surface, roll out one of the half portion of the dough into a rectangle and brush 1/2 cup softened butter( not melted or it will ooze out when cutting) on the dough.

Sprinkle a mixture of 1/4 cup brown sugar and 3 tbs ground cinnamon on top.

Roll out dough as for jelly roll or into a long log, tightly. Seal seams securely.

Do the same thing with the remaining half of the dough or make other kinds of rolls.

Combine 1/2 cup softened butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 2 tbs Karo syrup. this is the caramel..

Spread this mixture evenly into bottom of 5 round pans.

Using a dough cutter, cut logs about 1 1/2" to 2" thick and arrange the pieces on the prepared pans.

Let rise for about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Bake in a pre heated 350 degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes

Let the bread cool before inverting onto a plate.

Filling:

1/2 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbsps ground cinnamon
CARAMEL:

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 tbps corn syrup

pecan halves, optional

NOTE:
Here's another good dough recipe that can be used to make Cinnamon Rolls, it is called
Sweet Dough. Click here for the recipe.