Cinnamon Rolls

Family Recipe

Cinnamon Rolls

1 c milk

1/2 c butter

1/2 c sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp yeast

3 beaten eggs

4 1/2-5 c flour

Combine milk, butter, sugar and salt in a pan.  Heat over medium heat until the butter is almost completely melted.  Cool to luke warm and pour into your mixer.  Add yeast and stir well.  Add eggs; stir.  Add flour slowly until dough is soft and elastic.  Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (at least and hour).  

Turn onto a lightly floured surface.  Divide in half.  Cover and let rest 10 minutes.  Lightly grease two 9 x 1.5 round baking pans or 2 baking sheets.

Roll one half of dough into about a 12x8 rectangle.  Melt 3 tbsp butter and mix with 1/2 c of sugar and 2 tsps ground cinnamon.  Pour onto dough.  Using the back of a large spoon spread mixture evenly over dough.  From a long side carefully roll up dough and seal seam by pinching dough.  Cut into 12 rolls and place in prepared pan.  Repeat with other half of dough.  Cover and let rise until nearly double (about 30 minutes).

Bake at 375 degrees for 16-20 minutes or until golden.  Cool about 10 minutes.  Drizzle with powdered sugar icing.  

Powdered Sugar Icing

1 c powdered sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla

2 tbsp milk

Mix ingredients.  Add additional milk, if necessary, a few drops at a time until frosting is the right consistency to drizzle.

Nothing says Merry Christmas like a fresh batch of cinnamon rolls!  

My rating:  5 stars!