Bisquick Cinnamon Rolls

You'd think I was an old lady as much as I use Bisquick. Here's another one! I used the Glazed Cinnamon Roll recipe from Bisquick's website, but I wanted a cream cheese icing rather than the simple powdered sugar glaze. I used the glaze from this Cinnamon Roll recipe via Epicurious, but added cinnamon to it.

Bisquick Cinnamon Rolls

For the Rolls:
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup raisins

For the Cream Cheese Glaze:
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 - 1 tsp cinnamon (depending on cinnamony you like it)

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon; set aside.

In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, 2/3 cup milk and 2 tablespoons sugar until dough forms. If dough is too sticky, gradually mix in enough Bisquick mix (up to 1/4 cup) to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto surface well dusted with Bisquick mix; gently roll dough in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into ball; knead 10 times.

Roll dough into 15x9-inch rectangle; spread with butter. Sprinkle evenly with sugar mixture and raisins. Roll up tightly, beginning at 15-inch side. Seal well by pinching edge of dough into roll. Cut into 1 1/4-inch slices; place cut sides down in pan.

Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan.

To make the glaze, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth. Spread glaze over warm rolls.

They were pretty good, and Brian seemed to like them. The only thing about them is the obvious: they are the consistency of a Bisquick biscuit. They are dense and crumbly. To get the Flaky layered type of roll, I'd obviously have to spend a little more time making a yeast roll dough. I definitely want to try the recipe from Epicurious!

Also, we didn't eat them all, but they froze nicely, as did the glaze. Hurray again for Bisquick!!