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Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee
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INGREDIENTS:
2 packages crusty loaf French bread dough
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons instant coffee

For icing:
1 stick butter, softened
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
4 teaspoons instant cappuccino-flavored coffee mix

DIRECTIONS:
Remove dough from canisters, fold each roll of dough in half and wrap together loosely with plastic wrap. Place wrapped dough in the refrigerator and let rest at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 (8-inch) cake pans.

In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and instant coffee. Set aside. On a lightly floured surface, place 1 piece of the folded dough on top of the other piece of dough and flatten. Roll dough into an 8 by 14-inch rectangle. Spread softened butter over surface of dough and sprinkle with the sugar-cinnamon-coffee mixture. Starting with the long edge, roll dough like a jelly roll. Cut into 12 pieces and divide between the 2 prepared cake pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool 10 minutes before spreading with icing.

For icing: In a medium mixing bowl with a handheld mixer, beat together softened butter and sifted powdered sugar adding the sugar 1 cup at a time. Beat until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and beat until combined. Spread or drizzle over cooled rolls.

DearHubby doesn't like the taste of anything coffee. I didn't tell him there was coffee in this recipe and he liked it.

It's really easy to make and for homemade cinnamon buns, they're pretty good. Maybe a little sweet to my taste, but that's why you eat it with a cup of coffe

Anyway, since the dough was already pre-made by Pillsbury, I didn't feel like this was really a homemade recipe (I guess that's why it's called semi-homemade). Maybe I'll seek out an actual recipe for the dough next time and just use the same type of filling and topping.