I got this recipe from an Amish lady outside Wilmot, Ohio. Her husband has a stand of maple trees for sugaring and this is a treat she bakes every spring when the syrup is fresh.
Ingredients:
Cinnamon Rolls
- 1 cup milk, warm
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar (for the yeast)
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- ½ cup sugar (for the dough)
- ½ cup salted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Filling
- ½ cup salted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 3 tsp maple syrup
- 5 pieces of bacon, cooked and diced into bits
Maple Icing
- ½ cup salted butter
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsps milk
- Pinch of salt
Directions:
- Warm milk in the microwave for about 30 seconds until lukewarm. Add yeast and 1 tbsp of sugar to the milk and allow the yeast to bloom.
- Add yeast mixture, eggs, sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment. Mix until just combined, about 2-3 minutes.
- The dough should be slightly sticky. Scrap the sides of the bottom of the bowl and remove the dough from the bowl onto a well-floured work surface. Gently knead it into a ball.
- Spray a large bowl with oil and add dough — the dough should be very soft. Cover and allow the dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375 °F.
- Place bacon on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, until crispy. Dab bacon with a paper towel to remove oil. Chop into tiny bits.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough, lengthwise, into a 12×18 rectangle.
- Melt the butter and maple syrup together and brush over the dough.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar, cinnamon, and bacon bits over the dough. Save some bacon bits to sprinkle on the finished rolls.
- Roll into a log and cut 2 inch rolls.
- Place each roll in a 9×13 baking dish about 2 inches apart. Cover and allow rolls to rise again for about 30 minutes.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Make the maple icing by placing butter into the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time then add maple syrup, and vanilla extract, and slowly add milk, one tablespoon at a time. Add a pinch of salt.
- Allow rolls to cool then spread icing on top and sprinkle with leftover bacon bits.
