Cinnamon Bun Pie

Name: Cinnamon Bun Pie
Ingredients: For the dough; 2 1/2 teaspoons dry active yeast; 3/4 cup warm water; 1 1/2 cups warm milk; 6 cups bread flour; 2 tablespoons salt; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature; For the filling; 1 cup butter, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cinnamon; 2 teaspoons salt; For the cream cheese frosting; 1/2 cup butter; 1 1/2 cups cream cheese; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons salt

19 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

For the dough
2 1/2 teaspoons dry active yeast
3/4 cup warm water
1 1/2 cups warm milk
6 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons salt
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
For the filling
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons salt
For the cream cheese frosting
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons salt

Directions

1

Dissolve yeast in warm water and milk.
2

Knead in dry ingredients. Add butter. Let rise for 45 minutes.
3

After the 45-minute rise, roll out dough into a long rectangle and spread butter over its surface. Sprinkle it with a generous amount of light brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
4

Roll up the rectangle into a long cylinder. Cut into fourteen, 2-inch pieces. Place in a greased 9-by-13-inch pan or two 10-inch pie pans and cover with plastic. Let rise another 45 minutes before baking 12-22 minutes at 375°.
5

To prepare the frosting, mix butter, cream cheese, extract, sugar, and salt thoroughly.
6

While the buns are still warm, spread the frosting generously over them and serve immediately. Watch as they disappear before your very eyes.