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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Rolls

This winning recipe is from the North Carolina Apple Growers Association Apple Recipe Contest at this year’s NC State Fair. Mary Boury of Knightdale took home the blue ribbon with these easy and delicious cinnamon rolls filled with NC Apples.

Servings: 8
Cook Time: Prep Time: 30 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: Apples

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Ingredients

Rolls:
1
loaf frozen dough white or wheat (Rhodes), thaw as directed, let rise until doubled, then punch down and let rest 10 minutes.
2
cups North Carolina apples, thinly sliced (Honey Crisp were used in the winning recipe)
Cinnamon filling:
1/4
cup butter, room temperature
1/2
cup sugar
2
teaspoons cinnamon
1/3
cup chopped walnuts
Caramel Sauce:
18
caramels
2
Tablespoon half and half

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Thaw bread as directed, let rise until doubled, punch down and let rest for 10 minutes.

On a flat surface sprinkled with flour, roll out dough to make a 12 x 8 inch rectangle.

Stir together the cinnamon filling ingredients and sprinkle onto the dough. Top with a single layer of apples.

Roll the dough to make a 12” log.  Then slice into 2” sections.

Place the 8 cinnamon rolls into a greased 9 inch round pan and bake for 30-45 minutes.

While the rolls cool slightly, combine the caramels with the half and half and place in the microwave.  Heating at 20 second intervals and stirring in between until melted.

Pour caramel sauce over the rolls and enjoy.

 
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Recipes found on this page are from Got to Be NC members, staff, industry partners and Stove Side Chats. Stove Side Chats is Got to Be NC’s cooking show hosted by restaurant marketing specialist Chad Blackwelder. This series invites chefs and home cooks from around the state to teach you how to cook with in-season North Carolina deliciousness.