Candy Cane Rolls

Candy Cane Rolls   (30 rolls)
Fern Waddel (grandmother of Jane Waddel)
Traditional Christmas Family Breakfast now spanning 5 generations

Ingredients:
1 cup milk, scalded                                         1 pkg. yeast
2 beaten eggs                                                  1 cup margarine (2 sticks)
4 cup flour                                                       1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt

Instructions:
Scald 1 cup milk then cool.  Combine flour, sugar, salt in large bowl.  Cut in margarine until like coarse meal.

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c. warm water.   Add to the flour mixture:  yeast, warm milk, and beaten eggs.  Combine lightly. 

Cover dough tightly.  Refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

Divide dough in half.  Keep one half cool.  Roll other half into 15” x 18” rectangle.

Divide rectangle into 6” x 15” sections (don’t cut yet).

Spread half of filling on two sections.  Cut sections. 

Place middle section with filling on top of other section with filling.  Then place the section with no filling on top.

Cut dough into 15 strips.  Pick up a strip and hold the ends then twist in opposite directions.  Pinch ends to seal.  Place on greased baking sheet.  Shape top to form a cane.  (repeat for remaining strips)  (Or leave straight for “peppermint stick look”.) 

Bake immediately.  350 deg. F. for 20 minutes. 

Cool on wax paper.

Frost lightly with powdered sugar frosting.

Filling:                                                            Powdered sugar frosting

1 ½ cups grated apple                                     1/2 lb. powdered sugar
1/3 cup sugar                                                   1 tbsp. margarine, melted
1 tsp. cinnamon                                               vanilla flavoring
tint with red food color                                  Add milk to desired consistency

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