Quick No-knead Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups baking mix (17 ounces, baking mix (muffins, biscuits, cinnamon. rolls and pancakes)
• 1/4 cup sugar (1 3/4 ounces)
• 2 large eggs (or 3 tablespoons whole dried eggs plus 1 cup water or milk)
• 1/4 cup water or 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup tbsps milk (4 1/2 to 5 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons milk (4 1/2 to 5 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed (5 1/2 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour (1/2 ounce)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup diced pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar (4 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons cream or 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 dough:.
• 2 in a medium-sized bowl (or plastic bag, if you're camping), whisk together all of the dry ingredients, including the dried eggs, if you're using them.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk together the fresh eggs (or extra water for the dried eggs, if you're using them), the water or milk, and the flavor.
• 4 combine the dry and wet ingredients, and mix to form a slightly sticky dough.
• 5 flatten the dough into a rectangle, cover it, and let it rest for 15 minutes while you make the filling.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 in a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the filling dry ingredients, then cut in the shortening or butter.
• 8 add water to form a spreadable paste; reserve the nuts or raisins for later.
• 9 assembly:.
• 10 prehead oven to 350º f.
• 11 generously flour your work surface, and roll the dough into a 12 x 15-inch rectangle, sprinkling both sides of the dough with flour if it's very sticky. spread the dough with the filling, and sprinkle it with the nuts or raisins.
• 12 starting at a short edge, carefully roll the dough into a log.
• 13 cut the log into 12 1-inch slices.
• 14 lay the rolls in a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
• 15 bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until they're golden brown.
• 16 let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then spread or drizzle with the glaze, which you've made by whisking together the confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and cream or milk.
• 17 for best flavor and texture, serve the rolls warm.