Fun and Easy Caramel Rolls

These fun and easy rolls with a swirl of cinnamon sugar and warm caramel topping make a sweet and buttery brunch treat your kids will love.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 22 mins
• Total Time: 42 mins
• Calories: 536 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages instant yeast
• 6 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• ⅓ cup shortening, melted and cooled

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water, 1/3 cup white sugar, and yeast in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add 2 cups flour and salt; beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and cooled shortening; beat until incorporated, about 1 minute. Gradually stir in remaining flour with a spoon until dough is firm. Let dough rest, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Turn out 1/3 of the dough on a floured work surface. Flatten out into a large rectangle. Sprinkle 1 cup white sugar and cinnamon over dough. Roll dough up tightly starting with the edge closest to you; pinch the seam to seal it at the end. Cut into 12 slices.

Step 3

Heat butter in a small saucepan over low heat until melted, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Pour melted butter into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle 1 cup brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange rolls cut-side up, slightly apart, in the pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise until rolls have doubled, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Step 5

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from baking pan.

Step 6

Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Invert pan onto heatproof serving plate. Leave pan over rolls for 1 to 2 minutes; remove pan.