I Conguered The Cinnamon Roll!

If you have read any of my previous postings you will know that I am bread challenged. As hard as I tried I never had much luck with homemade breads. Well just recently I am proud to say that I did indeed bake a loaf of bread and it was delightful. Well today I decided to tackle the cinnamon roll. Up until now any cinnamon roll that was baked in our house came from a tube. But today I did it!!! The whole house smelled delicious and my cinnamon rolls turned out perfect. I am so proud!!

The start of the dough!

Rolled out and spread with butter, sugar, and cinnamon (one whole stick of butter) yikes!!

 Rolled up and ready for cutting

Good thing I have a dishwasher, Im quite the messy baker :) 


Placed in a warm place to rise

I was worried that they werent going to raise because I kept getting sidetracked by this one

But thankfully they did. All ready to go into the oven! 

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Frosted and ready to eat!!! Yum! Im not sure what Im going to do with them  because there is no way Im allowing myself to eat them all

It's such a good feeling when you try something you have always been wanting to do and you succeed at it! I even managed to chase after two puppies the whole time I was making them.My next challenge is going to be Hawaiian  Bread.

Heres the recipe I used ! The frosting is so awesome!

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
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• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
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• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the butter; stir until melted. Add water and let cool until lukewarm.
2. In a large bowl, combine the milk mixture, yeast, white sugar, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour; stir well to combine. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
3. Divide dough into two pieces. Roll each piece into a 12x9 inch rectangle. In a bowl, stir together the cinnamon and brown sugar. Spread each piece with half of the butter, half of the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough, using a little water to seal the seam.
4. Cut each roll into 12 slices using a very sharp knife or dental floss. Place rolls onto two 9x13 inch greased baking pans. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
6. To make frosting; combine confectioner's sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Add milk gradually until frosting reaches a spreading consistency. Spread over warm (but not hot) cinnamon rolls

recipe from Here