Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls

These are delicious and healthier for you than most cinnamon rolls. They're not the puffy white covered in frosting type cinnamon rolls. Rather, they're earthy and nutty with the perfect amount of cinnamon and a drizzle of icing.

Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-best-of/honey-wheat-bread-recipe/index.html
And my imagination

Ingredients: 
For dough:
2 1/2 cups warm water
1 package dry yeast
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 stick softened butter
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups wheat flour
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
4 cups bread machine flour

For filling:
2 TB sugar, white or brown
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans

For Icing:
1 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tb melted butter
1 tb heavy cream
1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
[For this recipe, have fun. Use a maple or orange extract. Whatever you're feeling like having.]

Method:
I use the same recipe for the dough as my honey oat wheat bread. Follow the instructions until the second rising time:

Combine all ingredients, knead for about seven minutes or until dough is no longer wet but smooth. Let bread rise until doubled in size, punch down and roll out the dough.

Roll out the dough on a flat surface. I coat the surface with melted butter and then add cinnamon and sugar. I coat to my liking. Then I add chopped pecans.


Roll the dough until it has spiraled plenty. Then I simply cut from one end to the other, as thick as I want the rolls to be. I place them in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes. You can cover the tops with tin foil so they don't burn. If you use the tooth pick method, it's okay if it doesn't come out clean, as long as the residue is not super sticky.

Once the rolls have cooled on the pan for a few minutes, whip up the icing and pour over rolls as desired. There's really no rhyme or reason to the icing. Make as you please. 

You can prepare these on a baking sheet or even a round cake pan. Serve hot if desired and no need to keep them in the fridge. They'll probably be gone before you need to worry about storing them.