First let me say, it was a dark, gloomy morning. That means that my pictures aren’t the best in the world, but also that I was craving something hot from the oven. I decided on cinnamon rolls. The first thing I always think of is cinnamon rolls

 Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:
2 C whole milk
1/2 C vegetable oil
1/2 C sugar
1 tbsp active dry yeast
4 C flour
1/2 C flour
1/2 heaping tsp baking powder
1/2 scant tsp baking soda
1/2 tbsp salt

Filling:
1 C melted butter
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C cinnamon

Frosting:
1/2 bag powdered sugar
1/4 C milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp melted butter
pinch of salt

Mix whole milk, vegetable oil and sugar in a pan, stir to dissolve sugar. Scald to 150 degrees. Let cool until lukewarm. Sprinkle in yeast and let sit until fluffy. Then add 4 C flour, stir mixture together. Cover and let sit for one hour. Add 1/2 C flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir mixture together.

Sprinkle surface generously with flour and form into a rectangle, roll the dough thin, maintaining a rectangular shape. Drizzle melted butter over dough. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll the dough toward you. Pinch the seam to seal it. Grease pans. Cut rolls 3/4 to 1 inch thick and lay in greased pans. Cover the rolls and let sit for 30 minutes. Bake at 400 for 15 to 18 minutes.

Combine all frosting ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Generously pour frosting over warm rolls after they come out of the oven.

Never worry, I did take out an extra stick of butter to soften after this picture.

This is after mixing the milk, oil and 1/2 cup sugar in a pan then scalding the milk. I then let the milk cool to lukewarm and added the yeast. I let it proof for about 5 mins, until it was fluffy. I then added the 4 cups of flour. Your dough will be very wet at this point.

Set your dough aside, away from drafts for 1 hour. It should be nice and fluffy. I went ahead and cut up my butter so it would be much softer and quicker to melt.

 Turn your dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it into a rectangle. This was my 9 year old sons version. Not bad for a short dude.

Sprinkled with lots of sugar and cinnamon

We then rolled it up and I cut it into 1 inch rounds. He buttered the pans.

Here they are after sitting for 30 mins.

While they were resting I made the frosting.

After cooking for 15 mins. Cooling off with children breathing down my neck in anticipation.

Enjoy!

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