Christmas Cranberry Rolls Recipe

Christmas Cranberry Rolls Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Be the first to write a review

Rate recipe

Cranberries are one of my family's favorite foods, and this is a much-requested recipe. I've been making these pretty sweet rolls for almost 3 years. —Margery Rice, Bedford, New Hampshire

[X]

Rate Christmas Cranberry Rolls Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Christmas Cranberry Rolls Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + rising Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 30 Servings

40 25 65

Ingredients

3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1 cup fresh cranberries, halved
1/2 cup chopped citron or mixed candied fruit
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
TOPPING:
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 1-3/4 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat milk and oil to 120°-130°. Add to the dry ingredients; mix well. Add egg; beat well. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan; stir in brown sugar and corn syrup. Spread into two greased 9-in. round baking pans; set aside. Combine cranberries, citron, pecans and lemon peel; sprinkle over brown sugar mixture.
Punch dough down; turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 30 pieces; roll each piece into a 1-1/2-in. ball. In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Place melted butter in another bowl, Roll each ball in butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. Place 15 balls in each pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 375° for 22-27 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto serving plates. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 190 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Christmas Cranberry Rolls in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p46