Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 7 cups flour
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups raisins (optional)
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup karo syrup
• 2 cups pecans, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a cup, combine yeast, warm water and 1 tsp sugar. stir and set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix milk, remaining sugar, butter, salt and eggs. stir well.
• 3 add yeast mixture.
• 4 add half the flour and beat until smooth.
• 5 stir in enough of the remaining flour until dough is stiff.
• 6 turn out onto a well-floured board.
• 7 knead for 10 minutes.
• 8 place in a plastic bowl and cover.
• 9 let dough rise in a warm place until double in bulk. this may take 1 1/2 hours.
• 10 punch down dough and let it rest for 5 minutes.
• 11 roll out on a floured surface into a 15x20 inch rectangle.
• 12 to prepare filling----------.
• 13 spread dough with half cup butter.
• 14 mix together 1 1/2 cups sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough.
• 15 sprinkle with walnuts and raisins.
• 16 roll up and pinch edge together to seal.
• 17 cut into 12 slices.
• 18 coat bottom of a 13 by 9 inch baking pan and an 8 inch square pan with remaining 1/2 cup melted butter.
• 19 sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• 20 place cinnamon roll slices close together in pans.
• 21 let rise in a warm place until dough is doubled in bulk i.e. for about 45 minutes.
• 22 topping----------.
• 23 in a saucepan, place all ingredients except for pecans.
• 24 melt these ingredients on range top.
• 25 mix in pecans and then pour over the top of rolls.
• 26 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 27 bake for 25 minutes or until done.
• 28 cool.