Frosted Cinnamon Icebox Rolls

Total Time: 14 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 14 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 cups milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg
• 5 -6 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon, plus
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, heat 2 cups milk to scalding, remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 3 stir in cooled/scalded milk, 1/3 cup sugar, vegetable shortening, baking powder, salt, egg and 2 to 3 cups of flour.
• 4 beat until smooth.
• 5 mix in enough remaining flour to make a dough easy enough to handle.
• 6 turn dough out onto a floured board; knead 8-10 minutes.
• 7 place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
• 8 grease two 9x13x2-inch pans.
• 9 punch down dough and divide into two equal portions.
• 10 on a lightly floured surface roll one half into a 12"x10" rectangle.
• 11 spread rectangle with 2 tablespoons of the softened butter, leaving 1/2 inch edge for sealing.
• 12 in a small bowl combine 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon (both the 1 tablespoon plus the 1 teaspoon).
• 13 sprinkle half of the sugar/cinnamon mixture over the buttered portion of the dough.
• 14 roll up jelly-roll style, beginning at the wider side.
• 15 pinch edges of the dough to seal in the filling.
• 16 carefully cut the roll into 12 equal slices.
• 17 place the slices in one of the prepared pans.
• 18 repeat the process with the other portion of the dough.
• 19 wrap both pans in aluminum foil.
• 20 refrigerate at least 12 hours but no longer than 48.
• 21 (to bake immediately, don't wrap in foil but cover and let rise in a warm place until double - 30 minutes - then bake as directed.
• 22 heat oven to 350°f
• 23 remove foil from pans and bake for 30-35 minutes.
• 24 for icing: combine the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla until smoot and of a spreading consistency.
• 25 spread over rolls while warm.