CINNAMON TWISTS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 4h

Yield 48 twists

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup warm water (about 100 degrees F)
1 1/4-ounce packet active dry yeast
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Vegetable oil, for the bowl
3/4 cup red sanding sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Pour the water into a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast on top and stir. Let stand until foamy, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the flour, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and the salt in a large bowl. Work in the butter with your fingers until fine crumbs form. Make a well in the middle and pour in the yeast mixture. Stir until the mixture comes together into a shaggy dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to bring the dough together into a ball (it will still be soft and sticky).
  • Coat a large bowl with vegetable oil, add the dough and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Press the dough down, cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the red sanding sugar and the cinnamon in a bowl. Turn out the dough onto a clean surface; pat into an 8-inch square, then cut into quarters.
  • Cut each dough quarter into 12 small squares. Sprinkle some of the red cinnamon sugar on the surface and roll each piece of dough in the sugar mixture into a 6- to 7-inch-long rope. Arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared pans, forming each rope into a horseshoe and crossing the ends.
  • Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are firm, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely on the pans. (These cookies are best the day they are baked.)

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