FROZEN CINNAMON ROLLS RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to form a 15 by 7-inch rectangle. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Spread 2/3 cup softened butter over dough and then evenly sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Starting at the long edge, roll up dough as for a jelly roll. Cut roll into 16 slices and then set aside in a warm place and allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Divide rolls among 2 lightly buttered round baking pans. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden on top. While the rolls are baking, combine the icing ingredients with an electric mixer until fluffy. Frost the warm rolls with the icing. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Using a pastry brush, lightly brush an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with melted butter
• Add the 1 tablespoon maple syrup to the remaining butter (you should have at least a tablespoon left) and whisk with a fork
• Set aside
• Place the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and combine using a fork
• Set aside
• Place the thawed dough on a floured work surface
• Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangle roughly 16 inches long and 8 inches wide
• Using the pastry brush, brush the maple-butter mixture onto the dough to evenly coat it
• Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top
• Starting with the long end, roll the dough into a log
• Using dental floss (or a sharp knife), trim 2 inches off both the ends and then cut the log into twelve 1-inch-thick pieces
• Place the cinnamon buns in the buttered baking pan, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for 1 ½ hours
• If making ahead, the buns can be refrigerated at this point and then removed from the fridge 1 ½ hours before baking
• Preheat an oven to 350°F
• When the oven is ready, bake the buns until lightly golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes
• While the rolls cool, make the glaze
• Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, ¼ cup maple syrup, heavy cream and salt
• Drizzle the glaze over the warm buns and top with the chopped pecans