90 MINUTE CINNAMON BUNS 
3 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, divided
1 tablespoon yeast, rapid-rise
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup raisins, optional

Reserve 1 cup flour. Combine remaining flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk, water and 1/4 cup butter to 105-115°F. Stir liquids and flour mixture together well.

Add egg and enough of the reserved cup of flour to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5 minutes.

Cover dough with a damp cloth and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and butter together (quantities may be nearly doubled to make sticky buns).

Roll dough into a 12"x9" rectangle. Spread with cinnamon mixture and sprinkle with raisins or craisins, if desired.

Roll up jellyroll fashion lengthwise and pinch together seam. Slices into 12 equal pieces using a sharp knife. Arrange cut side up in greased muffin tins.

Cover dough and let rise in a warm place for 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F.

Bake in the center of the oven on a baking sheet half filled with hot water for 20 minutes or until browned.

Remove from muffin pan when done and allow to cool slightly before serving warm.

recipe reviews
90 Minute Cinnamon Buns
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 Laura (Texas) says:
My first time reviewing a recipe - these are that good! Thank you for posting this recipe. I used more cinnamon and butter and I spread the butter like you would on toast and then sprinkled sugar and cinnamon on top; also made 14 cinnamon rolls and baked in two 9-inch cake pans for 16 minutes - perfect!
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 Debs (Nevada) says:
So delicioius! Made these just as directed and the dough is so nice and light! Will be making these again soon and will try them in a cake pan or together on a cookie sheet so I can flip them over and not lose so much yummy brown sugar in the pan. Winner recipe here!
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 Margaret (California) says:
I followed the recipe exactly as written. Next time I will use 1/4 less water because I had to use the entire reserved cup of flour plus which resulted in some very large buns.

 

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