Thursday, March 3, 2011

February Cooking Challenge!

Ok so I finally made the cinnamon rolls!!! ...and they were dee-lish. Weston ate 3, which is a good sign, cuz if he didn't really like 'em he would just eat one and say they were good (cuz hes nice and doesn't want to hurt my feelings) but he ate 3. So it was a success! heres the pic of the finishing product:

Recipe: Darlas Cinnamon Rolls

Place in bread machine in this order:

1 c of warm water
2 tbls of butter
1 egg
3 1/4 c flour
1/4 c sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp dry yeast

(run on dough cycle)

Once its finished you...
* roll the dough out to approx. 12x22 
* you spread 2 tbls of butter on the dough
*sprinkle about 1 c of brown sugar and 2 tbls of cinnamon evenly on dough
* Roll dough (the short way)
* take a string and cut dough into 12, 2in pieces
*place in a lightly greased 9x13 pan
* let raise until doubled in size
* bake at 375 for 12 minutes or until lightly golden brown
*make frosting
* frost while still warm
*eat as many as your little heart desires (:

Cream cheese Frosting:

8 tbls butter 
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1/4 c cream cheese (I added a bit more because it was too sweet to me)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt

Blend until smooth and creamy!  



Next Month: Indian dish and flat bread!


3 comments:

Unknown said...

This made me really hungry. And I'm at work. Without any food. Thanks a lot! Haha, they look delicious!!!

Dave, Arielle, Grayson and Ashlynn said...

Oooohhhh thanks for sharing this- I'm going to try this weekend in my breadmaker;0!!! Yumm... Your an Awesome cook!!!

Elisabeth aka Beth said...

Looks wonderful and sounds de-lish!