Festive Spiced Apple Rolls Recipes

FESTIVE SPICED APPLE ROLLS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix 3/4 cup of the flour, the brown sugar, salt and yeast. In small saucepan, heat 1/3 cup milk, the water and butter until warm, 105°F to 115°F. (Butter need not be melted.) Gradually stir into flour mixture. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 1/4 cup of the flour. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour until stiff dough forms. Grease top of dough. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 3 days.
• Grease 12 regular-size muffins cups. Punch down dough. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 15x10-inch rectangle.
• Place apple rings in blender or food processor. Cover and blend on medium speed until almost smooth. Spread apples over dough to within 1/4 inch of edges. Roll up dough tightly, beginning at 15-inch side. Pinch edge of dough firmly into roll to seal. Stretch and shape until even.
• Cut roll into 12 equal slices. Place slices cut sides up in muffin cups. Snip part way through each slice twice, cutting into fourths, using kitchen scissors. Gently spread dough pieces open. Cover and let rise in warm place about 25 minutes or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
• Heat oven to 375°F. Bake about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack. (At this point, rolls can be frozen in freezer-safe bags up to 1 month. To serve, remove rolls from bag and wrap in foil. Reheat in 325°F oven about 15 minutes or until hot.)
• In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm rolls. Serve warm or cool.

CINNAMON APPLE ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in apple juice in large bowl; let stand 1 minute. Mix in 2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, the salt, 1/4 cup butter and the egg; beat vigorously with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead about 3 minutes or until smooth and springy. Place dough in large bowl greased with shortening, turning dough to grease all sides. (Dough can be refrigerated at this point no longer than 24 hours.) Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 60 to 70 minutes or until almost double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
• Grease 12 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x1 1/4 inches. Mix red sugar and cinnamon. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide into 20 equal pieces; cover and refrigerate 8 pieces. Flatten each of the remaining 12 pieces into 2-inch round. Place 2 raisins in center for apple seeds. Bring sides of dough up over raisins; pinch edges to seal. Dip dough in melted butter to coat completely; coat with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place pinched sides down in muffin cups. Insert handle end of wooden spoon about 3/4 inch in top of each, and rotate handle slightly to make indentation for stem. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 35 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until rolls just begin to brown under coating. Immediately remove from pan to wire rack. Repeat steps with refrigerated pieces. Cool rolls 30 minutes. Break each cinnamon stick into fourths. Insert in indentations in apples for stems. Place mint leaf next to stem.