cinnamon rolls y'all.

lets get real. you can never eat just one. nope, you eat one & then one becomes two & then two becomes 3 until your body starts shutting down from a sugar overload, but you don't care. just drink some lemon water take a nap & then start all over again. right?

working with yeast is something that took me a minute to get use to. its kind of like me- impatient & unpredictable. you can't poke it too much or it gets really upset & will ruin everything. it literally has ruined my days before. #breadgonewrong #ruinedcinnamonrolls you get the point.

so for these rolls i found this recipe here

this is everything you will need- if you are like me you organize everything before you start making it. i cannot even cook without my kitchen being super clean.

stuff you need:

2 cups milk
1/2 cup butter softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
4 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
2 large eggs
6 cups AP flour
1 TB canola oil
4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup cinnamon
1/2 cup butter melted
1/2 cup butter softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
4 TB milk

sidenote: i did not have a lot of brown sugar- i had like 1 cup, so i used that & organic cane sugar & coconut sugar

i also used haitian vanilla
instead of using the canola oil for the bowl i used butter.

first things first- microwave your milk for 3 minutes
now add softened butter
add 1/2 cup sugar & yeast
stir a little, cover with a towel and let sit for 5 minutes.

now transfer this little bit of stuff to a bigger bowl & stir in your salt & eggs

now mix in 1 cup of flour at a time

knead for 5 minutes

make a ball with your dough pick it up & butter your bowl (this is where she used canola oil)

put the dough back in and flip one time

cover and let is rise for 1 hour

*this is always super fun when you go back in an hour & literally see how it has doubled in size. you literally squeal bc you know you nailed it. its all in those moments when you know if you got it right or not. 

now after the hour is done punch the dough down and let it sit for 10 minutes. 

now divide dough in 1/2 and roll each half into a rectangular shape

now for the filling you will mix together the brown sugar & cinnamon.

spread your melted butter over each half & let the sprinkling begin. 

make sure to get to the edges.

now roll them as tight as you can. pinch the edges closed when your finished rolling. 

divide them into whatever size you would like. you can make huge ones or little small ones. 

now i used a 9 x 14 dish and let some butter melt in the pan and sprinkled the bottom of the pan with my sugar mix. lay each little roll down on the pan and let them sit for 1 hour bc they will get bigger. 

plop them in the oven 400 degrees for about 15 minutes. 

when you pull them out you can start on the frosting. 

its really easy. 

mix together

1/2 cup butter softened

4 cups powdered sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

4 TB milk

if you want it thinner add more milk. 

then spread it over those bad boys. 

fix a plate & get down to business. 

hope you guys enjoy these as much as i did.

my sweet tooth has been fixed..... for now. 

-- E

the best things take time.

cinnamon rolls. something about them makes me feel cozy & all warm inside. this recipe is such a hit every time i make them. i decided to make some for my sweet sext  man & some friends that were over last night enjoyed some too.

so. for starters. go ahead and put your yeast & warm water in a bowl bc it needs to sit for about 10 minutes so the bubbles start showing.

 1 1/2 tsp of yeast
 1/2 cup warm water.

In a large bowl, mix-

1/2 cup scalded milk

1/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup butter or shortening

1 tsp salt

1 egg

mix that all up and then add

2 cups ap flour mix until smooth

& then add yeast mixture. 

add about 1 1/2 cups more of ap flour until dough is easy to handle. 

pour dough onto floured surface & knead for about 10 minutes. 

place into a greased bowl for about 1 1/2 hours until doubled in size. 

when its doubled in size roll out- spread melted butter all over and then add filling.

filling: 1/2 cup melted butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 tb ground cinnamon

3/4 cup chopped pecans or almonds

roll it up a little tight. cut into desired size and put into a pan.

i always keep a little of the filling for the bottom of the pan.

let it sit for about 45 minutes and they will rise a little more & then bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 

now for the glaze. my favorite part. 

4 tb butter

2 cups of powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

3-6 tb hot water

stir it up until smooth & pour over your yummy rolls. 

i have no idea where i got this recipe. i think it was out of a magazine, but they are so good & my go to cinnamon roll recipe!

cheers,

mrs. estes