Rapid Mix Sweet Dough Recipes

BASIC SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat milk, butter and water to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg and remaining flour; beat until smooth. Shape into a ball. Do not knead. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Use for Braided Coffee Cake or Coffee Cake Ring.

COOLRISE SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, dry yeast, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl, stir to blend.
• Add the butter to the center of the flour mixture.
• Heat the milk and water to simmering.
• Pour liquids over the butter.
• Beat the batter with a mixer for 2 minutes.
• Add the eggs and 1 more cup of flour.
• Beat for another minute.
• Turn batter out onto a floured board and knead for 5- 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap, then a tea towel.
• Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
• Punch the dough down.
• Divide the dough into desired size pieces and shape into desired forms.
• Place formed rolls on a greased baking sheet.
• Brush tops of rolls with cooking oil.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate 2- 24 hours.
• Remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake rolls for 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan immediately, cool on wire rack.

COOL-RISE SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, yeast, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix. Add 1/2 cup margarine. Add 1 1/2 cups warm water (105-115 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Stir well with a paddle attachment. Beat at a medium speed for two minutes.
• Add eggs and 1 cup flour.
• Beat at a high speed for one minute or until thick and elastic.
• Switch to dough hook and beat in gradually only enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn onto floured board.
• Knead for two to three minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• Shape into a rectangle and roll cut dough to 1/4 inch.
• Melt 1/4 cup margarine and brush on the rolled-out dough and also sprinkle on a 9- by 13-inch bakin pan.
• Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle on the dough over the melted margarine.
• Roll dough starting with the long side; pinch dough closed.
• Cut cinnamon rolls with thread approximately 1-inch thick.
• Place cut side down in bakin pan and lightly cover with plastic wrap. (For the caramel variety, put topping in the bottom of the pan before adding dough.).
• Refrigerate overnight (up to 48 hours).
• On baking day, preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove rolls from the refrigerator and let stand for five minutes at room temperature.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until rolls test done.
• Remove from pand immediately. Cool slightly. Frost while still warm.
• FOR FROSTING: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in flavoring. Add enough powdered sugar to make a smooth frosting. Refrigerate overnight. Spread on cinamon rolls hot out of the oven. (You may need to slightly warm the frosting in the microwave.)
• FOR CARAMEL TOPPING: Combine ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook three minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into greased 9- by 13-inch pan. Cool. You may sprinkle 1/4 cup walnuts in the pan before adding dough pieces.
• Refrigerate dough overnight as instructed in Cool-Rise Sweet Dough Recipe. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Flip rolls onto a cookie sheet so that the caramel is on top.