Portuguese Sweet Rolls

These were soooooooooooooooo good.  They are really not all that sweet but are so good right out of the oven or used for making a sandwich.  I will make these again for sure.  
 To make the knot affect on the roll you simply take a piece of dough roll it into a rope shape then tie it into a knot with one of the ends tuck it under and the other put it up and tuck into the middle.  Once you get the hang of it they go really quickly and look so nice when they are done.  May do this more often. 

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Ingredients:

4 tbsp butter
5 TBL  warm milk
3 eggs, slightly beaten
5 3/4 oz sweetened condensed milk
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
zest from 1/2 lemon
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 package of yeast (2 1/4 tsp) 
1 egg for egg wash
sesame seeds or sugar (optional)  I didn't use any sugar, just used white and black sesame seeds.  You can find the black sesame seeds in the Asian section of your grocery store.

Instructions:

Warm up the 75 ml of milk in a bowl, just so that it’s warm to the touch, you don’t want to boil it. Add the yeast and brown sugar to it and stir it well with a fork. Let the yeast activate, if the yeast is good, the mixture will bubble and rise.
Add the flour to the bowl of the mixer and add the lemon zest and salt to it.
In another bowl, add the melted butter, eggs, condensed milk, yeast mixture and stir everything together.
Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix using the dough hook for about 3 minutes on medium. The dough will be pretty sticky and elastic.
Let the dough rise and double in size in a warm place.
Turn the dough over onto a clean surface, use flour if you need to, but I didn’t really need any extra. The more elastic and sticky the easier it is to work with. Knead the dough a bit and form it into a long roll which you have to cut into 12 pieces. Now you can make just plain round rolls, they will be just as good, but I wanted to get a little fancier so I rolled each piece into a long rope, about 15 inches long. Make a knot with the rope of dough, then take one end that comes from underneath and roll it over and press it in the middle, and the other end fold it under and pinch it in the middle. Repeat with remaining pieces.
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
Let them sit for a few more minutes, so they rise a bit more, then brush them with the egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds or sugar.
Bake at 350 F degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes.
Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day and Remember to Find the Time to DO ALL the Things YOU Love.
Donna

1 hour Pineapple-cream cheese and almond rolls

 These are soooooooooooooooo yummy and you could make them with any filling you like.  I don't always like to do the traditional things so try different types of fruit.  I've also made this one with orange puree and it's also very good.
You could do just a plain cinnamon/sugar and nuts if you want.  I don't usually make the entire recipe because it makes 23 HUGE rolls, but if you have a crowd or Christmas morning want a nice warm treat this would be the thing to make.  Sure hope you give them a try you won't be disappointed,  trust me.

Directions and Ingredients:
Mix and let sit for 15 minutes:

3 1/2 cup warm water

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup oil

6 TBL. yeast (4 1/2 Saf-Instant)



Then add:

1 TBL salt

3 eggs

10 1/2 cup flour



Mix together for 10 minutes, then sit for 10 minutes. Oil cupboard, dump out dough. Divide in half. Roll one half out into rectangle. Spread with ¼ c. melted butter and then with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Roll up tight, but not too tight. Divide into 12 rolls and place on greased cookie sheet. Repeat with other half of dough. Let rise. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 400.

Filling
Fresh pineapple slices (about 3 ) cut up
1/3 cup brown sugar
5 oz soft cream cheese
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup almonds (chopped)
Spread the melted butter over the rolled out dough, spread the cream cheese on top, then sprinkle brown sugar on top (don't use all ) then cover with the pineapple slices and then almonds.  Roll up tight.  Cut into 12 slices. and place in either a 9x13 pan or two 9 inch cake pans.  Butter the bottom of the pans and sides and then sprinkle brown sugar on the bottom before places rolls in.
Let rise in a warm place.

Hope you're having a stress free holiday season.  Thanks for taking time to stop by, have a wonderful day and Remember to Find the Time to Do All the Things you love.
Donna