DE's- liscious Cinnamon Rolls

Sorry for all the recipes in a row!! I promise that once my computer is up I will get more crafties stuff up too! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!

Our Christmas breakfast tradition has always been these yummy cinnamon rolls!! I bake them the day before and re-heat them on Christmas morning. After, we see what Santa has brought we eat these puppies as we start to unwrap presents!! I seriously could eat a whole batch of these... I try resisting... but they just call my name and they are just sitting RIGHT there... you know how it goes :)

These are good all year round so give a shot :)

DE's-licious Cinnamon Rolls

WARNING: These are so easy to make they call your name whenever a cold snap rolls through or you see the first snowflake- author holds no responsiblity for any baking rushes that occur due to the deliciousness and addicitive nature of rolls.

2 pkgs. dry active yeast (about 6 teaspoons)

2 1/2 cups warm water

1 pkg. white cake mix (or be creative)

4 1/2 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in water and let stand for 10 minutes. Beat in cake mix and three cups flour. Add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough forms. Knead for 6-8 mins. Place in greased bowl, cover with damp towel and let rise until doubled (about 30 min.) Deflate dough, cut in half, roll into rectangle. Spread butter or margarine on dough. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon. Roll up jelly roll style. Using sharp knife cut in two inch circles. Place in a greased 9X13 pan (or greased cookie sheet in a pinch). Let rise until doubled (about 30 min.) Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Glaze as you wish and resite taking a bite of the hot yumminess. The place burned fingers under cold water becuase you couldn't :)

Glaze:

Now there are many differnent cinnamon roll glazes and I use whatever one I have on hand:)

Powdered Sugar Glaze

Powdered Sugar

Milk or Orange Juice

Vanilla extract (opt)

Just mix together until you get the consitancy you like. A little liquid goes a long way with powdered sugar!

Frosting Glaze

1 can frosting, Cream Cheese (yummy), vanilla, again get creative!

Powdered sugar

milk

Again mix until you get the consistancy you like!

What is your favorite glaze??

The Best Rolls

Ever since I tried these rolls I have never gone back! They are easy, and never fail!! I make this dough for rolls and any other dough related thing I might need!! Hope you enjoy these as much as we do!!

Parker House Rolls

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1 TBLS cold butter

1 1/2 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt (omit if you used salted butter)

1 tsp. dry active yeast

1 cup + 2 TBLS warm milk

Crumble cold butter into flour with fingers until course mixture appears. 

 Stir in sugar, salt, and yeast.

Add milk and stir until dough forms.

 Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 3-4 minutes.

Place in greased bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise 2-3 hours or until doubled.

Lightly knead and cover with towel. Let rest 10-15 min to relax gluten. Roll out and cut with circle cutter. Place dab of butter/marg. in center and fold in half. Place on greased cookie sheet.

Cover with towel and let rise for 45 min. Bake at 400 degrees for  15-20 min. 

* to freeze: place COOLED rolls in a zip-lock freezer bag. Freeze for up to 2 months.  To re-heat,  wrap frozen rolls in tinfoil and  place in a 350 degree oven for 15 min.

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