Cinnamon Twist

The heavenly aroma of something cinnamon baking, have a cinnamon twist!

Dough:
1¼ cups warm water
2½ tsp (1 pkt) dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbl oil
3½ – 4 cups flour
1½ tsp salt

In mixer bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water.  Add sugar, oil, and 1 cup flour.  Mix until well combined.  Add remaining flour and salt.  Knead.  Let rise until doubled.

Cinnamon Filling:
1/4 butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbl cinnamon

Mix filling ingredients together in small bowl.

Divide dough in half. Roll out one half of dough to 18″×8″ rectangle.  Spread half of cinnamon filling over dough.  Roll from long end to long end, pinch seam.  Cut down center lengthwise.  At this point, the two long pieces can be twisted together and put in a circle or cut into shorter lengths and twist for individual portions (see pictures below). Repeat with second half of dough. Cover and let rise until doubled.  Bake in preheated 375° oven for 15-20 minutes.  Frost with cinnamon roll glaze.

               

       

Cinnamon Twist Glaze:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
milk

Mix powdered sugar into butter, add enough milk to make desired glaze consistency.  Spread over cinnamon twists (or put in baggie, snip corner, and drizzle over twists).