Ubc Cinnamon Buns

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast (1 packet)
• 1 large egg
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup melted margarine, divided (half is for the pan)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 scald milk.
• 2 stir in 3 tablespoons margarine, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt.
• 3 cool to lukewarm.
• 4 dissolve 1/2 teaspoon sugar in warm water.
• 5 sprinkle yeast over warm water.
• 6 let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes.
• 7 in large mixing bowl, combine lukewarm milk mixture and eggs.
• 8 stir in dissolved yeast.
• 9 add half the flour and beat well for 10 minutes.
• 10 with a wooden spoon, gradually add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• 11 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 12 knead until smooth and elastic, adding additional flour as needed.
• 13 place in well greased bowl and roll dough over to grease the top.
• 14 cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until dough doubles in size, about 1 hour.
• 15 punch down and turn out on lightly floured surface.
• 16 roll out into large rectangle (about 9" x 18").
• 17 make filling: combine 1/4 cup melted margarine, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
• 18 sprinkle filling on dough.
• 19 roll dough up, starting from the long side.
• 20 cut into 2-inch slices.
• 21 place remaining melted margarine in bottom of pan. (i use two pyrex pans: one is 13 x 9, the other 8 x 8).
• 22 arrange slices in pan and cover loosely with greased waxed paper.
• 23 let rise in pan until doubled in size, between 45 to 60 minutes.
• 24 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 30-35 minutes.
• 25 remove from oven; turn pan upside down so the buns fall out.