A few weeks ago when I visited my brother, his wife, and new baby, I made them all cinnamon rolls for...dinner (yeah, this recipe took a LOT longer than expected!) using my cousin Heather's recipe:
1 pkg active dry yeast (1 scant Tbsp)
1/2 c warm water
1/2 c lukewarm milk (scalded, then cooled)
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c shortening
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
3 1/2 - 4 c flour
cinnamon mixture:
soft butter
1/2 c sugar
4 tsp cinnamon
Scald milk about 20 minutes before starting so that it has time to cool. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, sugar, shortening, salt, eggs, and 2 c of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough more solid. Place all remaining flour in a mound on the counter and place dough over it. Knead in all flour until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 2 hours. Punch down dough. Cover with inverted bowl; let rest 15-20 minutes. Shape into rolls.
Let rolls rise 40 mins. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes covering with foil after about 10 minutes. When done, let cool and mix up cream cheese frosting. Well, she does a "creamy glaze" but we made up a cream cheese frosting.
It was delicious and exactly what a family who hasn't gotten sleep in weeks needed! Sorry I forgot to take a picture. I was probably holding a crying baby. :)
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