Cardamom Cinnamon Rolls

I was eating a cinnamon roll the other day. It was a rare treat and one I discovered to be surprisingly delicious, as it was a vegan confection. There is a co-op bakery in Austin, that makes all sorts of animal friendly treats and they are truly, YUM. I wanted to taste that cardamom flavor once more and decided to make my own rolls (non-vegan because I just love eggs, milk and butter when it comes to baking, but baby steps, children, I will get there one day!). Willie's kids, who are living with us right now...when these rolls came out of the oven, and I coated them with the simple powder sugar glaze I know by heart, the smile it put on their faces...one of them said I am God's gift to food...what a compliment.

So here is my twist on an old fashioned treat...hand made the old fashioned way...enjoy!

Cardamom Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients


2 cups warm water (110 degrees F)
2 eggs
6 cups All purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
6 TBLSPS coffee creamer
1 TBLSP salt
1 stick of butter softened
1 packet yeast
1 stick butter, melted for pouring over dough
1 cup brown sugar
2 TBLSP ground cinnamon
2 TBLSP Cardamom

Directions

1.take warm water, add a sprinkle of the white sugar, add yeast. Let set while mixing other ingredients. In mixing bowl (I use a kitchen aide mixer with a dough hook), sift together flour, salt, and creamer. Add eggs,softened butter and begin mixing, on low. Add slowly yeast and water. Dough will thicken. Add a bit more water if needed to stop the dough from being too thick and not mixing well. Mix on high for 2-3 minutes until dough is pulling from sides of bowl. Dump out onto floured surface and fold dough over itself for 3 minutes (kneading) or until dough is like elastic (when you pull on a portion of the dough or pinch it, it will slowly snap back into place). Place dough into a greased bowl, and cover with a thin layer of oil (I used coconut). let rise in a dark place for 45 minutes. Punch dough down and divide in half. Roll one half of dough out onto a lightly floured surface until it is in the shape of a long rectangle and is 1/4 inch thick. Pour some of the melted butter onto the dough and spread, covering the very edges. Take half the brown sugar and sprinkle the same was as the butter. Sprinkle on half the cinnamon and cardamom. Gently being rolling the dough from the long side. take 4-5" of unwaxed dental floss, lay the roll on top and bring floss up and over the top, pulling it to slice the roll into slices about 1-2" wide. Place into lightly buttered/greased cookie sheet (with raised sides). Repeat with other half of dough. Let rolls rise for 45 minutes and then bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

2.GLAZE: Mix 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 TBLSP vanilla and 1/8-1/4 water or milk to make simple glaze, mix and  Pour over rolls after they have rested for 7-10 minutes. Seperate with a fork and enjoy

Footnotes to have the rolls rise faster, the dough can be placed in a warm car, covered with a towel, for the first rise. It will only take 20-30 minutes then for the dough to double. Also, before rolling and cutting, you can put nuts and/or raisins ontop of the sugar and spice. If you aren't using a kitchen aide, mix by hand in a large bowl, if strength allows.

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