Cinnamon rolls

My friend had me over today to show me the ropes of cinnamon roll making. Our kids played great and got out every toy in her house while she and I mixed and measured and talked.

It was therapeutic.

And the end result was PHENOMENAL!!

I have made a lot of cinnamon rolls in my time, this recipe takes the cake. The roll part melts in your mouth and is unbelievably soft.

Usually, I frost cinnamon rolls to alleviate the dryness or denseness of the roll. These needed nothing!

I cant wait for next weekend, I have convinced my sister in law that WE NEED to make these while she is here.

2 cups scalded milk
1/3 cup butter
2 tsp salt
1/3 cup potato flakes
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 T quick rise yeast
Pour in mixer and turn on med/high til smooth
Add:
2 1/2 - 3 cups flour
Let mix about 5 min. The dough will be very runny and sticky. It will look almost like cake batter.
Cover and let rise 1 hour
Roll out and cover with brown sugar and cinnamon
Cut into 12 pieces place on buttered pan and let rise 30 min.
Bake 400 12 - 15 minutes until golden brown.

THE BEST dinner rolls

Whoa doggie! These rolls are delicious! I found a recipe on line and adjusted and adjust and changed until they were finally perfect (in my opinion). I could eat 5 of these for dinner and forget everything else on my plate.

Dinner Rolls

1 1/4 cup warm water
1 Tbs. yeast
1/2 cup sugar
4 Tbs. butter, softened
3 eggs
1/3 cup powdered milk
About 6 cups flour

Combine water and yeast, set aside.

In mixer combine sugar, butter, eggs, powdered milk, and about 4 cups of flour. Slowly pour in yeast mixture. Mix until incorporated. Then add enough flour til dough pulls from the sides and the bowl is clean. The dough will be soft and a little sticky. Knead for about 4 minutes. Cover and let raise in bowl til doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours. (this is important, if you dont let them raise long enough they will be dense and crumbly) Punch down and shape into rolls. Let raise another hour or so. Bake 350 for 14 minutes or until brown. Brush with melted butter when they are fresh out of the oven.

Eat 10 of them and enjoy every bite! If you shaped these into traditional rolls, they would be yummy with homemade jam on them or even used for a little turkey sandwich!

*If I make these rolls in the winter, I turn my oven on to 350 and set the dough in a bowl on top the stove while it raises. Its just enough warmth to encourage the raising process. I know this means I have to leave my oven on for more than 3 hours, but I dont mind in the cold months. If the dough does not get a little warm, it will not raise, so just setting the dough on the counter does not work for me. Its important to get it warm, but NOT HOT so dont stick it in the oven even at a low temperature.

White rolls

Every week, I make dinner for a group of people attending a parenting class. This week, I made rolls to go with dinner. They are 100% white flour rolls, and they are SO GOOD! They were soft and fluffy and chewy and tasted great! Thanks for the recipe Annett!

Its been forever since I made white rolls, so I had to search my house for white flour, as I usually dont keep it around. I had to bust out the one and only bucket of flour I have in my food storage. If you are just making this recipe for your family (or using a Kitchen Aid), I would suggest halving it. I ended up with a total of 70 rolls. If you do have extra, they freeze well.

WHITE ROLLS

5 c. warm water

3 T. yeast

¾ c. honey

3 T. salt

½ c. powdered milk (this can be omitted without problems)

½ c. potato flakes (this can be omitted without problem if you knead very well)

½ c. oil

4 eggs

Optional: Add any leftover cooked cereal like oatmeal, etc. up to one cup.

Flour till enough (about 14 cups)

Shape into rolls and let rise 1 hour.

Bake 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Lion House Rolls (variation)

I used to make these all the time. They were the one recipe I liked and never had it fail. I got bored of it and branched out to other recipes and almost forgot about this one. I made them again for Sunday dinner and was reminded why I like this recipe so much. They are yummy!!!

Lion House Dinner Rolls
2 Tbs. dry yeast
2 cups warm water
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, margarine or shortening (I always use butter)
2 1/2 tsp salt (I usually omit salt)
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
5 - 6 cups flour ( I used 2 cups wheat and 4 white)
1 egg

Combine yeast and water let it sit for 5 minutes to soften. Meanwhile combine sugar, butter, salt dry milk, 2 cups flour and egg. Add softened yeast. Beat together until very smooth. Add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time until the dough pulls from the sides of your bowl and looks satiny. Place dough in an ungreased bowl and let it rise for about an hour. Punch dough down and knead a few times. Roll into desired shape.

Brush the rolls with melted butter, then let them rise again for about another hour. Bake 400 degrees for about 12 minutes. When I lived in AZ, I let these bake about 18 minutes, but in Idaho 12 minutes is enough. Watch them close, they brown easily.

I didnt get a picture of the finished product, we dug into them too fast!