Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Rolls (yeast rolls with apple filling and cinnamon-sugar topping)

APPLE CINNAMON ROLLS



Apple Filling (recipe follows)
5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided use
1/2 cup sugar
2 packages Fleischmann's RapidRise Yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 large eggs
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping (recipe follows)

Prepare Apple Filling and set aside to cool.

In large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt; set aside.

Heat 1/2 cup water, milk, and butter until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F). Gradually add to dry ingredients. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally.

Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.

Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Roll each portion into 12x8-inch rectangle. Spread Apple Filling evenly. Beginning at long end of each, roll up tightly as for jelly roll. Pinch seams to seal.

Cut each roll into 12 equal pieces. Place, cut sides up, in greased 9-inch round pans. Cover, let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.

Sprinkle with Cinnamon-Sugar Topping.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Remove from pans; serve warm.

APPLE FILLING

2 large cooking apples, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine apples, flour, sugar, and butter in medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium high heat. Cook 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low; cook 10 minutes, stirring constantly until thick.

Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg. Cool completely.

CINNAMON-SUGAR TOPPING

3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir until well-blended.

Makes 24 Rolls
Adapted from source: Fleishmann's Yeast