Easy King Cake Knots

Name: Easy King Cake Knots
Ingredients: 1 loaf bread dough refrigerated french; 3 tablespoons butter softened; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 cup powdered sugar; 4 teaspoons milk may need more to get right consistency; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; colored sugar yellow, purple, green

8 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 loaf bread dough refrigerated french
3 tablespoons butter softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons milk may need more to get right consistency
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
colored sugar yellow, purple, green

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350. Unroll french bread dough into a large rectangle, about 16 by 12 inches. Brush the dough lightly with softened butter. Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over butter. Cut the dough in half lengthwise and then cut crosswise into strips about 1 1/4 inches wide. Twist two stips together. Tie each strip loosely into a knot, stretching gently if necessary, and place on baking sheet about 2-inches apart.
2

Bake for 25-28 minutes. Cool. Mix together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Dip each knot into icing and then sprinkle with colored sugar.