Take ordinary cinnamon rolls up a notch with these fluffy homemade cinnamon knots. They include sugar, cinnamon spice, and everything nice!
Prep Time1 hourhr
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cinnamon, rolls
Servings: 12
Calories: 174kcal
Ingredients
1/2cupsolid vegetable shortening
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1.5tspsalt
2packetsactive dry yeast
5cupsall-purpose flour
2eggs
1stickmelted unsalted butter or margarine
1.5cupswarm water
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
1cupgranulated sugar
1tbspground cinnamon
1stickmelted butter or margarine
Vanilla Glaze
1cupconfectioner's sugar
3tbspmilk
1/2tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Place sugar, salt, 2 cups of flour, and yeast in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a long-tined fork.
1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1.5 tsp salt, 2 packets active dry yeast, 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
Add eggs, beating lightly with a fork before stirring them in. Add remaining flour, melted butter, and water. Stir together well. The mixture will look like a big old lumpy blob.
5 cups all-purpose flour, 2 eggs, 1 stick melted unsalted butter or margarine, 1.5 cups warm water
Cover with a dish towel and let the dough sit in a warm place for 20 minutes.
While that is rising, mix the additional sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Melt butter or margarine in the microwave in a separate bowl and set these aside.
1 cup granulated sugar, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, 1 stick melted butter or margarine
After 20 minutes, turn out onto a floured surface. Sprinkle the flour over the top and knead three or four times.
Pinch off six balls about one inch in size and roll them out into worms. Dip each one in melted butter and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Tie into a knot and place on a greased baking dish or sheet.
Cut the remaining dough up into squares with a pizza cutter and place them into another greased baking dish. Cover the cinnamon knots and rolls with towels and place them in a warm place to rise for another 20 minutes.
Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Meanwhile, stir up the vanilla icing ingredients in a bowl until well blended. Serve it drizzled over your love knots or on the side.