Tuesday, September 04, 2007

cinnamon pull aparts

Dough:
¼ cup sugar
¾ cup warm water
¾ cup warm milk
1 tbs active dry yeast
¼ cup butter, melted
large egg, lightly beaten
½ tsp salt
4 ½ cups flour
In a medium bowl, combine sugar, water, milk and yeast. Proof for 10 minutes. Stir in butter, egg and salt. Add flour and bring together with a fork until dough begins to form. Turn out onto a lightly-floured surface and knead for about 7 minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic. Place into a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place to rise for 1 ½ hours, until doubled in size. Turn out onto a lightly-floured surface and knead a few times.
In a medium bowl melt:
½ cup butter
In a medium bowl combine:
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
To make pull aparts, pull off and shape small balls of dough. Dip each in the melted butter, then roll in the sugar mixture. Arrange dough balls into a prepared bundt pan. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place to rise for 45 minutes, until doubled in size. Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes.
Optional: Add ½ cup chopped pecans and/or ½ cup chopped apples to the recipe.

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