| If I've heard it once, I've heard it a dozen times: "Make | | | | and beat until smooth.Stir in 3 more cups of flour. Begin |
| homemade cinnamon rolls? From scratch? Are you | | | | kneading the dough, adding the final cup of flour. If the |
| crazy? That takes all day!"Actually, it depends upon | | | | dough seems too sticky, knead in more flour, a quarter |
| the recipe.I have several recipes for homemade | | | | to a half cup at a time.Let the dough "rest" for 15 to 20 |
| cinnamon rolls that do, indeed, take at least all | | | | minutes. (I leave it sitting on the counter and use the |
| afternoon, if not all day -- scald the milk and let it cool | | | | time to wash up the bowl and other utensils and to |
| to room temperature (30 minutes); mix the dough and | | | | clean off the counter top.)Roll the dough into a |
| let it raise for an hour (1.5 hours); punch down the | | | | rectangle that's 24 to 30 inches long by about 16 |
| dough and let it raise for another hour (1 hour); shape | | | | inches wide. Spread with soft butter and sprinkle with |
| into cinnamon rolls and let raise for another hour (1.5 | | | | cinnamon and sugar. Starting at the wide end, roll into a |
| hours); and then, finally, bake the cinnamon rolls (30 | | | | log.Cut the cinnamon rolls into equal sized slices |
| minutes) -- for a grand total of 5 hours from start to | | | | (approximately one inch wide each or slightly more) |
| finish.But it doesn't have to be that way. You really can | | | | and place into two greased 9x13 pans. Put in a warm |
| make homemade cinnamon rolls from scratch in two | | | | place to rise for 45 minutes.Bake at 350 degrees for |
| hours or less.Here's my recipe:2 cups of warm water1 | | | | 25 minutes (or until the cinnamon rolls are golden |
| 2 cup sugar4 teaspoons dry yeast (or two packages | | | | brown).Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then turn out of |
| of dry yeast)2 eggs1 teaspoon salt1/3 cup Canola oil (I | | | | the pans.This recipes makes two dozen cinnamon rolls. |
| use Canola, but you can use any kind of cooking oil) | | | | If you want REALLY BIG cinnamon rolls, cut into 12 |
| (you can also use shortening, if you prefer)6 to 7 cups | | | | equal pieces 2 inches wide.Total amount of time |
| of flourDissolve the yeast in the warm water. Let sit | | | | needed from start to finish (including time to bake) is |
| for a minute or two. Add the sugar and salt. Mix. Add | | | | about 2 hours. |
| the cooking oil (or shortening), 2 eggs, 2 cups of flour | | | | |