Cinnamon Buns (The Famous Dutch Sticky Buns)

Instructions

1. 1

   Dissolve yeast in warm water and add to milk which has been allowed to become lukewarm.

2. 2

   Add sugar (about 3 Tbsp), salt and flour, and knead thoroughly until it becomes a soft dough.

3. 3

   Place the dough in a buttered bowl and butter the top of the dough.

4. 4

   Cover bowl and put in a warm place.

5. 5

   Permit it to stand until the dough becomes three times its original size.

6. 6

   Roll until it is one fourth of an inch in thickness, brush with butter and spread with the raisins, currants, citron, brown sugar and cinnamon.

7. 7

   Roll as a jelly roll and cut into slices 3/4 inch thick.

8. 8

   Place slices in buttered pans, spread well with brown sugar, and bake at 400-F for 20 minutes.