christmas (or any other time) cinnamon rolls

lynne's cinnamon rolls - step by step
(my mother-in-law should be on the food network)

1 cup sour cream

2 TBS butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp loose yeast or 1 pkg yeast

1/4 cup very warm water

1 egg

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 stick very soft butter

1 cup packed dark brown sugar or light

1 cup chopped pecans

1 1/2 TBS ground cinnamon

Icing

2 cups powdered sugar

4 TBS cream

2 TBS vanilla

 

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Combine sour cream, butter, soda, and salt in sauce pan over medium heat

Melt butter and dissolve sugar then cool to lukewarm

Temper egg with cooled mixture, then add egg mixture to sour cream mix 

 

Dissolve yeast in water 5 min

 

Combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon in separate small bowl

 

In large mixing bowl: add flour, sour cream mixture, and yeast mix

 

Mix well and knead for 1 min. Let rest 5 min

 

Roll out dough into a rectangle

 

and spread with soft butter

Sprinkle nuts & sugar & cinnamon mix over butter

 

Roll dough tightly into a log

 

Cut log into 2 in segments 

 

and place in GREASED glass dish

 

Allow to rise in a warm place 1- 1/2 hrs, covered with a light towel

 

(Can refrigerate at this point over night)

BAKE @ 375 degrees for 20-25 min

Cool and drizzle icing over top

 

 serve to hungry guests or husbands or kiddies