Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Best Cinnamon Rolls ever




Well I made cinnamon rolls tonight and they were just the best. I got this recipe from my sweet mother of course she taught me much of what I know about baking. She has the best in her town. Any ways here is the recipe, remember it is all about the dough that makes a good roll.




Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls

Dissolve 2 tbsp + 1 tsp of yeast in to 1 cup warm water. Add ½ tsp sugar

Stir in:
3 cups warm milk
1 cup sugar
4 tsp salt
( I microwave this until milk is warm and shortening starts to melt)

4 eggs
1 cup shortening
14 cups of flour

Let rise till doubled in size

Cream together sugar butter and cinnamon and spread on top of rolled out dough Roll up and cut. Place in greased pans so they are not touching. Let rise for about 15 min and them bake for about 20 min or until golden brown.

Cream cheese frosting
1pkg of Cream cheese and powder sugar until the right consistency.