Baked Maple Glazed Cinnamon Breakfast Rolls Recipe

The only hard part about making these rolls is waiting on the dough to rise before you can bake them. If you prefer just a regular glaze, you may omit the maple syrup. Try these rolls for breakfast or brunch and see how fast they go.

Ingredients

• 1/3 C + 1 tsp. sugar, divided
• 1 pkg. dry yeast
• 3/4 C warm water, 100 to 110 degrees
• 5 Tbsp. butter, melted and divided
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/2 C flour
• 2/3 C brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. orange peel, grated
• 1/4 C pecans, chopped
• 1 C powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp. fat-free milk

Directions:

Place 1 tsp. of sugar and yeast into the warm water, stir until dissolved, and let stand 5 minutes. Place the remaining sugar, 3 Tbsp. of the melted butter, the salt, and egg into a mixing bowl. Add the yeast mixture and beat on medium until blended together well. Slowly add 3 C of the flour to the yeast, beating on low speed until a soft dough forms. Lay the dough out on a lightly floured surface. Knead 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic, adding 1 Tbsp. of the remaining flour at a time as you knead. Coat a bowl with a non-stick cooking spray and place the dough into the bowl, turning once to coat. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Punch down the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured flat surface. Roll the dough into a 15 X 9-inch rectangle and brush with the remaining melted butter. Place the brown sugar, cinnamon, and orange peel into a small mixing bowl and toss to combine. Spread the mixture over the dough to within ½-inch of the edges. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the filling. Beginning with a long side of the dough, roll up into a jelly roll and cut the roll into 18 slices.

Spray a 13X9 baking pan well with a non-stick cooking spray. Place the slices cut-side-up into the pan. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until the slices have doubled in size.

Allow the oven to preheat to 375 degrees. Place the rolls (uncovered) in the oven and bake 20 minutes or until a nice golden brown.

Whisk together the powdered sugar, syrup, and milk until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the warm rolls before serving. Makes 18 rolls.