OT - Ultimate Cinnamon roll recipe

Well now, dear mother-to-be, if you want the best cinnamon roll in the world, you must begin with the best cinnamon. When you have time, go to

and just Look at what's out there. There's Cassia, Ceylon, China, Vietnamese and Korintje. Okay. They're not next door and you yearn for cinnamon rolls Now. It is very possible that your own tin of cinnamon is of an undetermined age and proper storing. Tell your grocer about your yearn for the best cinnamon (which will begin with some that hasn't been on the shelves for years) and we will hope that he will understand the cravings of your wonderful condition and help you choose the best available. The selection, care and origin of spices is probably not a major concern to you just now . . . but dull, old cinnamon won't help even the best recipe. FWIW, my own craving was for spinach. We never expected me to be normal. Polly

He needs to find an alien masquerading as a cinnamon roll and eat that. Then he can feel it move inside him.....

....or maybe that thought will just make him an itty bitty bit grateful that he *can't* feel anything moving inside him. :)

--pig, who still can't watch that scene from Alien.....

I use a rich white bread reciepe. One that calls for eggs in it. Then make roll out no measurements sprinkle with br sugar and cinnamen place in pan. Let rise and bake. They have never failed me and I've used a few bread reciepes with no problems.

When baby want someth> I'm not really interested in sweet food now (Week 20 now) but for some

For really fresh cinnamon, grind your own from sticks bought in the Indian stores here in the UK. One of those electric coffee whizzers with the blades will reduce most hard spices to dust successfully. I tend to gring my own, and once ground, they keep well in the freezer.

I have a bag of some fancy organic cinnamon that a friend ordered for me. It is fab stuff, darker than the stuff you get in the shop, and I could sit and simply inhale its wonderful aroma, but then Mark would make jokes about "inhaling" no doubt. A couple we know orders from Green City as a big cooperative, and occasionally we get the odd item when they put in a order every 3 months.

Here is the recipe I used. It's pretty good, but when it came to making the frosting/icing I couldn't find my cream cheese one and used their butter cream recipe instead:

Ultimate Cinnamon Rolls

1 ½ packages (about 3 ¼ teaspoons) dry yeast ¼ cup warm water ½ cup shortening 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 egg 4 to 5 cups sifted flour Melted butter Brown sugar Cinnamon Raisins (optional)

Vanilla frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla Milk or cream (2 to 4 tablespoons)

Add the warm water to the yeast and let sit for 10 minutes. Scald milk; pour over the shortening. Add the sugar and salt and cool to tepid. Add the dissolved yeast and beaten egg. Add 4 cups flour adding one at a time, beating after each addition. Dough should be soft yet firm enough to handle. Knead on floured board until elastic and smooth. Avoid too much flour. Turn dough into well oiled bowl. Let rise for 1 ½ hours. Press dough down and divide into workable size. Roll dough out into a rectangle. Cover with melted butter. Layer with a generous, thick layer of brown sugar*. Sprinkle on cinnamon as desired. If you like raisins, add a layer of raisins. Roll up jellyroll fashion, on one long side of the rectangle. Use a piece of thick thread or dental floss to cut off slices about 1 to

1 ½ inches thick. Place slices in an 8 or 9 inch round greased cake pan. Place one slice in the middle and the other slices around it. Press rolls down to even out and fill pan. Let rise until rolls fill the pan generously?.. about another hour. Bake in a 350 F degree oven for about 15-20 minutes. If rolls get too brown, cover with a piece of tinfoil until the end of baking. Do not over-bake rolls! Remove immediately from pan by inverting onto a plate and then tip over onto another plate to right the rolls. Alternatively, let cool on a wire rack, either in the pan or out of it.

For the frosting: In a medium bowl, place sugar, butter and vanilla. Then stir in enough milk or cream to reach a thick, barely-able-to-stir consistency. Spread over warm rolls as soon as they are placed on a plate to let the frosting melt and run into the rolls.

• A good generous layer is about ¼ inch layer of brown sugar completely covered with cinnamon.

Prep time: 2 hours Cooking time: 20 minutes

Can be frozen, then reheated in the microwave Also, the dough can be made the day before and stored in the refrigerator over night

-- Jo in Scotland

I usually use a foundation sweet bread recipe and improvise. it is the same way I make tea rings and almond braids.

However I also try out recipes that quilters use and save them if they are good. So here is a blast from the past saved in my recipe folder as "misnomer's cinnamon rolls":

"From snipped-for-privacy@home.com Mon May 21 17:13:45 2001 Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting Subject: Re: Massively OT: Bread maker ?s From: snipped-for-privacy@home.com (misnomer) Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 21:13:45 GMT

here's the one I use - the originators address is at the bottom, I do not use it in the bread maker... and the last time I made them I divided the dough in half so that they are smaller. These are huge!

AWESOME CINNAMON ROLLS

ROLLS:

1/2 cup warm water (110-125 degrees) 2 packages dry yeast 2 tablespoons sugar 3 1/2 ounce pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix 1/2 cup butter or margarine (melted) 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 7-8 cups flour 1 cup butter or margarine (softened) 2 cups brown sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamon

In a small bowl combine water, yeast and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Set aside. In large bowl, take pudding mix and prepare according to package directions. Add 1/2 cup butter or margarine, eggs and salt. Mix well. Then add yeast mixture. Blend. Gradually add flour; knead until smooth. Place in a large greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down dough and let rise again. Then roll out on floured board to 34 x 21-inch size. Take 1 cup soft butter or margarine and spread over surface. In small bowl, mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle over top of butter. Starting with 34 inch side, roll up very tightly. With knife, put a notch ever

2-inches. Cut with thread or knife. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet 2-inches apart. Take hand and lightly press down on each roll. Cover and let rise until double again. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Take out when they start to turn golden. DON'T OVER BAKE. Frost warm rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting (Recipe follows).

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature) 1/2 cup margarine or butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 lb box confectioner's sugar 1 tablespoon milk

In large bowl, mix cream cheese, margarine, and vanilla together until creamy. Gradually add the confectioners sugar. After all sugar is incorporated, add milk. Beat until smooth.

Makes 15 rolls.

-------------------------------------- I also have a recipe for these that uses the bread machine to start the dough. If you would like this... please drop me a line at snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com

Harriet

P.S. Check out my recipe website:

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NightMist Not misnomer, luvs2bake, or a Harriet, but loath to clip attributions in a case like this.

I craved pickled herring and strawberry milkshakes. Larchie.

There's a Penzey's across the street from my favorite quilt shop in Kansas City. All my quilts smell like cinnamon.

And it's

. I mean, just so you know. Cindy

Oh my golly, Cindy. Really? They would have to have me removed at closing time. And I'm with you - all my quilts smell a bit like cinnamon too. Polly

"teleflora"

There is a Penzey's across the street from a GREAT quilt shop in Overland Park KS....would that be the one?

THE BEST Cinnamon roll is TODD WILBUR'S cinnamon(Cinnabun) roll - do a search for it on recipe-link.com I PROMISE you'll love it

judy from Mass

There is a Penzey's across the street from a GREAT quilt shop in Overland Park KS....would that be the one?

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That would be it! I knew Polly probably wouldn't recognize 'Overland Park', but figured she'd get 'Kansas City'.

Cindy

I LOVE that shop!! The name is escaping me right now....Harpers? I had a good friend who lived in OP and I would stay with her and we'd hit the shops. There is a small one in Olathe that carries some neat fabrics,too.

Thank you, Jo. That sounds just heavenly. I've loved cinnamon rolls since I was a tot. I'm not the best cook in the world, but your instructions sound very good. I think I can do this. When I have company sometimes I buy the Rhodes frozen cinnamon rolls. You just let them rise several hours and bake. They come with cream cheese frosting. They're really quite good if you don't have time for the real thing.

Sherry

Does anyone ever read the Pioneer Woman blog? She has some pretty yummy recipes (none are very good for you, but still yummy). Here's the cinnamon rolls that I've wanted to try.

Loved your 20-week update; keep them coming!

Sherry

I just looked at Pioneer Woman blog. wow...there's a lot to read there! She's a fascinating writer. I've bookmarked it for some time killing reading later.

Sherry, thanks for this great recipe! Pioneer Woman has a printable page with this recipe- without all the photos and funny comments-

I have a batch of her cinnamon rolls proofing right now!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Does anyone ever read the Pioneer Woman blog? She has some pretty yummy recipes (none are very good for you, but still yummy). Here's the cinnamon rolls that I've wanted to try.

Loved your 20-week update; keep them coming!

Sherry

I am fond of traditional cinnamon rolls with a bread like texture- these don't have it. They are delicious, light and there's no kneading, so that's a plus. But I won't make them again.

They would be a good choice for someone who is leery of making yeast dough. They are simple and straightforward to make. And don't try to tip them out of the pan onto a plate- at least not while they are hot. They are so delicate and soft that they fall apart.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.