Cinnamon Love Knots Recipe

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Afternoon tea

Preparation Time:

1 hour

Cuisine:

Occasion Recipes

Occasion:

Valentine's Day

Equipments:

Flour sift, Two mixing bowls (one for the dry ingredients and the other for the wet), Wooden spoon for mixing, Hand or electric whisk, Baking sheets, Baking tray (if you use paper cases), Oven gloves

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Cinnamon Love Knots Ingredients

For the Rolls

All-purpose flour – 5 cups
Eggs (beaten) – 2
Active yeast – ½ ounce
Sugar – ½ cup
Warm milk – ½ cup
Warm water – ½ cup
Butter (softened) – ½ cup
Salt – 1 teaspoon

For the Topping

Ground cinnamon – 2 tablespoons
Butter (melted) – ¾ cup
Sugar – 2 cups

Cinnamon Love Knots Preparation Method

Take the large mixing bowl.
Add yeast to water and dissolve
Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
Add sugar, eggs, butter and salt.
Mix in flour to make stiff dough.
Knead until smooth and elastic.
Put the dough in a greased bowl and leave standing for about 2 hours until the dough rises to about double the size.
Make balls about an inch in diameter from the dough,
Roll each of the balls into a rope about 8 inches long.
In a separate dish, mix the sugar and cinnamon
Dip each rope in melted butter and then the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Tie each rope into a knot and seal the ends by pinching.
Place on baking sheets and bake in an oven at 370°F for about 15 minutes until the rolls get golden brown