Sunday, February 22, 2009

Wolfepack Recipes, Recipe #1

Cinni-Minis

(these are actually cinnamon rolls; but since I didn't take a picture, this will have to do!)

My sister introduced this recipe to me a few years ago, and it has been a hit ever since. I made them today for a party and everyone there wanted the recipe. Since I've never been one to mind sharing recipes and sharing the love...here it is! It has been adapted from the original recipe since Pillsbury has listened to their users and now makes a version of their Crescent Rolls called Recipe Creations - no seams to mash together!

2 cans Crescent Rolls Recipe Creations
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 T sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 t cinnamon
6 T butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 t vanilla
1/8 t salt
1 T milk


Melt butter and stir in brown sugar, sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Take off the heat so it's not quite so hot when you put it on the dough as to make it complete mush! Have a 9x9 (or a 13x9 if you double the recipe) ready for the rolls. Unroll the Recipe Creations roll on wax paper and press until flat and a little thinner. Cut in quarters so you have four rectangles. Spread 1/2 of the mixture evenly across all four rectangles. Now, work quickly because the hot mixture makes the dough really pliable and you don't want that. Roll each quarter lengthwise and using a casserole server, lift and put in the dish. Repeat until all are rolled up and put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. If you don't have that much time, put them in the freezer for probably 30 min. or so. Once chilled, cut each roll into six pieces and place in a 9x9 or 13x9 depending on whether you doubled the recipe. The key is to have them nice and snug so they can't spread out when baking. Put them in the oven on 375 degrees for 15 minutes. While baking, stir the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla and milk together for the glaze. Let the cinni-minis cool for about five minutes and drizzle the glaze over the top. Yummy!

2 comments:

marie said...

I am so glad you put this on your blog - these are the BEST!

Amy Phillips said...

I totally thought you were claiming that recipe....thanks for mentioning its origin. Ha! Yes, I LOVE those and should make them sometime soon.