Recipe: Cinnamon Buns (bread machine)

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Cinnamon Buns - Bread Machine
From: Robin Cowdrey (Mr)
Newsgroup: rec.food.recipes
Yield: 12 servings

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter; cubed
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp orange rind; grated
1 egg; beaten
1 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp quick-rising yeast

FILLING

1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups brown sugar; packed
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup pecans; chopped

Into pan of 1-1/2 to 2 lb bread machine, add the first eight ingredients in order listed Sprinkle with yeast. According to manufacturer's instructions, choose DOUGH setting. When complete, remove from pan and pull out blade.

Gently knead for 10 seconds. Cover with tea towel; let rest for 15 minutes.

Filling:
In saucepan, bring 1/3 cup each of the butter and sugar to boil over medium-high heat; whisk for 2 minutes or until dissolved. Pour into greased 13x9-inch cake pan.

Roll out dough to 18x10-inch rectangle. Melt remaining butter; brush all but 1 tablespoon over dough. Leaving 1/2-inch border, sprinkle with remaining sugar, then cinnamon, raisins, and nuts. Roll up from long side; brush with remaining butter. Cut into 12 pieces; place, cut side up, in prepared dish. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Bake in 375 degree F. oven for about 25 minutes or until golden and buns sound hollow when tapped. Let cool on rack for 5 minutes. Invert onto large flat platter, scraping any remaining filling over top.