This roll is on a huge pizza pan (you know, the size an extra large pizza used to be in the 1980s?). I started out to make a big ring, but as the recipe went on, I realized that I would have a ring the size of a hula hoop. That didn’t seem feasible.
So I started to coil the dough. And coiled and coiled and coiled. This finished baby ended up about 15 inches across. It made a lovely dessert (although some of my sons were hoping I’d save it for breakfast). I am thinking that a honey based filling and glaze would be kind of fun…like a giant honey bun.
1. Info for Giant Cinnamon Roll
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2. Ingredients for Giant Cinnamon Roll
- Dough:
- ⅓ cup warm water
- 1 Tbsp instant yeast
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- Filling:
- 4 Tbsp butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Frosting:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk
3. Directions:
- Combine warm water, sugar, salt and yeast in a large mixing bowl until the yeast bubbles.
- Meanwhile in a microwave safe bowl, nuke the milk and butter until the butter is soft.
- Add the nutmeg and eggs to the milk mixture and beat a little with a fork to break up the yolks.
- Add egg mixture to the yeast mixture.
- Add 1 cup of flour and mix with a dough hook.
- Add the remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Knead by hand or mixer for another 5 minutes.
- Cover and let rise until double (about 1 hour).
- On a floured surface, roll the dough into a 9X30 inch rectangle.
- Spread with melted butter, then sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll up the long side to form a Long, tight roll.
- Cut the roll in half lengthwise so cinnamon filling is face up.
- Start coiling on a large pan until all 60 inches of coil is wrapped into a large circle.
- Cover and let rise another 30 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 25-30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, stir powdered sugar, vanilla and milk together into a smooth frosting.
- Drizzle all over the baked roll.