Caramel Rolls

Ingredients:

• 2 cups warm water (not hot)
• 3 Tbsp water, extra
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast  
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons butter (let sit out until soft)
• 1 egg
• 6 1/2 cups flour
• cinnamon-sugar mixture

Topping:

• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons water

Method:

1. Mix water and yeast and wait 5 minutes. Stir in sugar, salt and 2 cups of flour.
2. Add egg and butter and mix.
3. Stir in rest of flour by hand, if dough is still sticky add just enough to make it not sticky anymore.
4. Let raise until dough is double in size.
5. Sprinkle flour on surface and roll dough out until is approx 18 X 12 inches.
6. Spread a very thin layer of soft butter on dough and sprinkle cinnamon/sugar mixture on it.
7. Roll dough from the long side, it should look like a log.
8. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Should be 18 pieces.
9. Place brown sugar and butter into microwave dish and heat until butter is just melted; stir well.
10. Stir in 3 T water.
11. Divide mixture into 3 pans (8-inch cake pans).
12. Place 6 pieces in each pan.
13. Let it rise for about 45 minutes.
14. Bake for 20 minutes in a 325°F oven.
15. Serve warm