Julia (Harlow) Doolittle's Cinnamon Twists (from Karen Harrison)

 

1-1/2 cup warm water

2 T sugar

1 t. salt

1 egg

1 T yeast

4 C flour

1/2 C melted butter (melt in a flat container, like a pie plate)

Heat water in the microwave for 2 minutes.  Add water to sugar and salt.  Add 1 cup flour and mix.  Add egg, mix.  Add yeast, mix.

Slowly add the remaining flour until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.  It may not take all the flour or you may need a littl more.

Cover and allow the dough to rise for about 10 minutes.

Place dough on floured surface and roll out to the size of your pan.  Using a pizze cutter cut the dough vertically in thirds, then horizontally in 12-15 strips depending on the pan size.  

Dip each regment in the butter on both sides, twist and plac ein pan. To fir them all in the pieces are almost touching.

Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar miture. Allow to rise for 30 miknutes, bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes.  Allow the twists to sit for 5 miknutes befroe frosting.

Frost with butter cream frosting.

Karen shared the story behind making them. I think they were living in Japan and she was supposed to make cinnamon rolls for Seminary. The morning a gal from the ward was going to pick the cinnamon rolls up, Karen had totally forgotten about making them. She realized it just a couple hours before the lady was to arrive. She was a mess and broke down in tears. Her daughter suggested she just make her breadsticks and frost them. She had just enough time and sent the iced breadsticks out the door without even trying them. She made them later and although they were pretty good, she tweaked the recipe a bit by adding a little more sugar and an egg. The new recipe was a quick substitute for regular cinnamon rolls.