Mimi's Sweet Petals

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter (melted(in a separate dish)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon milk

Recipe

• 1 dough:.
• 2 combine 2 cups of the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in an electric mixing bowl and mix well.
• 3 in a saucepan, heat to 118 degrees the milk, water, and butter.
• 4 add to the flour mixture and beat at low speed till moistened; then at medium speed for about 3 minutes.
• 5 by hand, stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
• 6 knead till smooth and elastic--about 5 minutes.
• 7 place in a greased bowl and cover with wrap.
• 8 rise about 45-60 minutes till doubled.
• 9 grease a round 12" pan.
• 10 filling:.
• 11 in a small bowl mix the sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together.
• 12 in another dish put the melted butter.
• 13 arrangement on pan:.
• 14 punch dough down. pinch off about 1 1/2" to 2" piece of dough and form into a strip.
• 15 dip each piece in the butter and then in the sugar mixture.
• 16 place the first piece in the center of pan, curling it a little bit like the center of a flower.
• 17 repeat with remaining strips all around the center piece.
• 18 rise till double.
• 19 bake in 350 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes; cool to lukewarm.
• 20 being careful not to break the flower, transfer to large platter.
• 21 drizzle frosting over all.
• 22 when you serve it, you just pick the petals off and eat them.