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North Dakota Caramel Rolls

Name: North Dakota Caramel Rolls
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Dough; 425 Flour g; 240 Milk g; 50 Sugar g; 45 Butter g; 1 Egg; 5 Yeast g; 6 Salt g; Caramel; 150 Brown sugar g; 85 Butter g; 60 Cream g; 15 Corn syrup g; 4 Vanilla g; Filling; 30 Butter g; 6 Cinnamon g; 50 Sugar g

Shared on 12/2/2025

These rolls come out shining like butterscotch. North Dakota folks bake them in a lake of brown sugar and cream so every edge is coated. You flip the whole pan and that caramel rivers down the sides. Make them for someone who needs a good morning.

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Prep Time

2 hours

Bake Time

25 minutes

Difficulty

intermediate

Yield

yeast bread

Ingredients

Dough

425 Flour g

240 Milk g

50 Sugar g

45 Butter g

1 Egg

5 Yeast g

6 Salt g

Caramel

150 Brown sugar g

85 Butter g

60 Cream g

15 Corn syrup g

4 Vanilla g

Filling

30 Butter g

6 Cinnamon g

50 Sugar g

Instructions

1

Simmer caramel ingredients to 108C, then pour into pan and cool.

2

Knead dough for 8 minutes, then let rise for 60 minutes.

3

Roll dough to 30x40cm, spread with butter and cinnamon-sugar, then roll tightly.

4

Cut rolled dough into 12 pieces and place in the caramel.

5

Proof for 45 minutes.

6

Bake at 180C for 25 minutes, then flip immediately.

Equipment

Tips

•Best served the same day.

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