Cinnamon Knot Buns

There has been a request to give out my cinnamon bun recipe, so here is it!

Cinnamon Knot Buns
2 cups milk scalded
2 Tbsp active dry yeast
½ cup warm water (120 degrees)
¼ tsp sugar
½ cup butter
¼ cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
5-6 cup all-purpose flour

For Dipping:
1 ¼ cup sugar
3 Tbsp cinnamon
1 cup butter

1. In a large saucepan scald milk.
2. In a small bowl, set yeast to dissolve in warm water with ¼ tsp sugar
3. In a small mixer bowl, beat eggs well
4. Stir butter, salt and sugar in to hot milk and place in cold water in the sink to cool
5. To mixture n sauce pan add beaten eggs, dissolved yeast and 2 cups flour. Beat well with slotted spoon
6. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise about 30 minutes in sauce pan
7. Add enough flour (about 3-4 cups) to make a soft dough, beating with slotted spoon (I do this in my mixer). Turn on to floured surface and knead 5 minuets.
8. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise about 1 hour.
9. In a small mixing bowl combine sugar and cinnamon for dipping
10. Melt butter
11. Grease muffin tins
12. Roll out dough in to a long rectangle. With a pizza cutter cut 24 strips.
13. Dip each strip in melted butter, then the sugar/cinnamon mixture
14. Tie each strip loosely in overhand knot, as if you are starting to tie your show, and place in muffin tin
15. Let rise 30 minuets and bake 10-15 minutes at 375 or until golden brown. Remove from tins while still warm so they won’t stick.

Variation: This recipe also makes delicious dinner rolls, eliminate the sugar and cinnamon and simply dip the strips in melted butter, tie the knot and bake.