A Quick Cinnamon Roll Recipe Using Pizza Dough
Well, to partially help Morgan with her request for recipes, here's a quick one you can use if you have some frozen pizza dough in your freezer (unfortunately, you'll have to wait a week or so for my write-up on my favorite pizza dough recipe).
Pizza dough is surprisingly versatile... you can even make cinnamon rolls out of it, here's how:
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Take a frozen pizza ball (or two if you plan to feed more than a few people) out of the freezer and into the refrigerator 24 hours before you plan to cook.
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Two hours before you plan to make these cinnamon rolls, take the dough out of the freezer and let sit at room temperature. This will allow the yeast in the dough to re-activate and rise a tad.
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When you're ready, roll the pizza dough out on a floured surface into a rectangle. You can start by patting it down to about 1-inch thickness, and then using a rolling pin to work it into a thin rectangle (you want it about 1/4-1/3 of an inch thick).
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Cover the top side of the dough with butter or margarine.
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Sprinkle brown sugar, lots of cinnamon and some nutmeg over the margarine. (You can add pecans or other nuts here if you like... make sure none of your guests are allergic or make two batches of cinnamon rolls.)
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Now, roll the dough up from one of the short sides of the rectangle to the other to form a log. You'll want it tight but not too tight... that is, you don't want your rolls to fall apart.
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Cut about 3/4 to 1 inch round off of the log... they should look like fledgling cinnamon rolls with spiral and all.
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Place the rolls in a greased muffin pan and cook at 375 degrees until they brown (approximately 30 minutes... don't take my word for it, though! Watch them carefully.)
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As soon as they come out, glaze them using a simple powdered sugar glaze (whisk 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 tbsp. milk and about 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract... you'll want it to be slightly thick.)
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Let cool just a bit, put them on a plate and serve.
If you really want an amazing cinnamon roll - instead of just another way to use pizza dough - you'll want to check out and experiment with Sour Cream Cinnamon Rolls where the dough is made with a bit of sour cream... this may sound weird, but I guarantee they're the best cinnamon rolls you'll ever have.