SNOW! In the mid-west for the second time in a week!  Where were you on Christmas Eve?

So, with all the snow keeping me home I decided to make some sweet rolls.  I adore The Pioneer Woman – Ree Drummond.  Her cooking is simple and homey and great!  thepioneerwoman.com

Last weekend she made Orange Marmalade Sweet Rolls.  I love orange marmalade but there was none in my pantry.  But I had raspberry jam.  So, I made the following recipe that I took from allrecipes.com

Directions

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In a small saucepan, heat the buttermilk until warm to the touch.
2. Pour the buttermilk and oil into the yeast mixture; mix well. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the liquid 1 cup at a time, until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 20 times. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out into a large rectangle. Spread the brown sugar and butter mixture over the dough, roll up into a log and pinch the seam to seal. Slice into 1 inch pieces and place cut side up in a lightly greased 10×15 baking pan. Cover and let rise 30 minutes or cover and refrigerate overnight. If baking immediately, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.

PLEASE NOTE:  I never have Buttermilk in my refrigerator – so, in a  2 cup glass measuring cup I put in about 1 Tblsp. of white vinegar and then the milk up to the 1 1/2 cups mark.  Let it sit to “curdle” – easy substitute for Buttermilk.

ALSO -for the raspberry rolls I’m about to expound on, I did not use cinnamon but Raspberry Jam

So, follow the above recipe but when you roll out the dough and spread the butter (I use softened butter and about 1/2 of what is stated above – less mess) you will then “blop” Raspberry Jam on there and spread – I use my hands:

Next you sprinkle on brown sugar and then roll:

and pinch to seal:                                                                    Now we cut the rolls – I prefer using white thread:

Now place them on a greased baking sheet:

When they are still warm I spread a glaze over them consisting of Powdered Sugar, melted butter, vanilla, milk and a “blop” of Raspberry Jam

Tada!

They are REALLY good and this recipe makes A LOT!  Hopefully you won’t get snowed in but if you love sweet rolls then this recipe will make you happy and all those you serve!

Enjoy!

cate b.

ps – have a question? please ask me. 😀

Posted by Cate B in Uncategorized Tags: baking, buns, cinnamon, food, raspberry jam, Ree Drummond, snow, sweet rolls, The Pioneer Woman, yeast dough