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Kimberli
07-12-2010, 02:27 PM
1 quart Whole Milk
1 cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Sugar
2 packages Active Dry Yeast
8 cups (Plus 1 Cup Extra, Separated) All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon (heaping) Baking Powder
1 teaspoon (scant) Baking Soda
1 Tablespoon (heaping) Salt
Plenty Of Melted Butter
2 cups Sugar
Generous Sprinkling Of Cinnamon
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MAPLE FROSTING:
1 bag Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoons Maple Flavoring
½ cups Milk
¼ cups Melted Butter
¼ cups Brewed Coffee
⅛ teaspoons Salt

Preparation Instructions
1) Mix the milk, vegetable oil and sugar in a pan. “Scald” the mixture (heat until just before the boiling point). Turn off heat and leave to cool 45 minutes to 1 hour. When the mixture is lukewarm to warm, but NOT hot, sprinkle in both packages of Active Dry Yeast. Let this sit for a minute. Then add 8 cups of all-purpose flour. Stir mixture together. Cover and let rise for at least an hour.

2) After rising for at least an hour, add 1 more cup of flour, the baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir mixture together. (At this point, you could cover the dough and put it in the fridge until you need it – overnight or even a day or two, if necessary. Just keep your eye on it and if it starts to overflow out of the pan, just punch it down).

3) When ready to prepare rolls: Sprinkle rolling surface generously with flour. Take half the dough and form a rough rectangle. Then roll the dough thin, maintaining a general rectangular shape. Drizzle 1/2 to 1 cup melted butter over the dough. Now sprinkle 1 cup of sugar over the butter followed by a generous sprinkling of cinnamon.

4) Now, starting at the opposite end, begin rolling the dough in a neat line toward you. Keep the roll relatively tight as you go. Next, pinch the seam of the roll to seal it.

5) Spread 1 tablespoon of melted butter in a seven inch round foil cake or pie pan. Then begin cutting the rolls approximately ¾ to 1 inch thick and laying them in the buttered pans.

6) Repeat this process with the other half of the dough. Let the rolls rise for 20 to 30 minutes, then bake at 400 degrees (see note below) until light golden brown, about 15 to 18 minutes.

7) For the frosting, mix together all ingredients listed and stir well until smooth. It should be thick but pourable. Taste and adjust as needed. Generously drizzle over the warm rolls. Go crazy and don’t skimp on the frosting.

Note: My rolls don’t work for me at 400 degrees anymore. I now bake them at 375 degrees.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/cinammon_rolls_/

Kimberli
07-12-2010, 02:29 PM
My pregnancy cravings are getting the best of me and I'm finally giving in to trying these cinnamon rolls - they seem pretty labor intensive, so they better be worth it...;) I will let you all know how it goes later when they are finally done and I'm gaining 5 lbs by eating them...:lol:

SassySami
07-12-2010, 02:58 PM
i make them all winter long.. they are the best..... sometimes i do not do the maple frosting, but make my own with cinnamon and vanilla yummy!!!!!! have a great time making them! they make close to 75 for me in a batch

Kimberli
07-12-2010, 03:17 PM
Yeah, I told DH to plan to take his guys some breakfast when he goes to work in the morning - there's no way we can, or need, to eat the whole batch anyway!!

Raquel
07-12-2010, 05:16 PM
i've never actually made cinnamon rolls. i want to try. do you have to use whole milk though?

Kimberli
07-12-2010, 05:31 PM
We happened to be going to the store yesterday so I grabbed some Raquel, unsure if it would make a difference but since I was using that much flour and everything else, I didn't want to screw it up by chancing using different milk! I will try to glance through the comments and see if anyone asks...

Kimberli
07-12-2010, 06:57 PM
I didn't read all the comments but didn't see anyone asking about other kinds of milk, so I'm not sure on that one Raquel...

I finally got the dough ready to go, butter is melted and ready to roll them out - only to discover that I'm almost out of cinnamon and have nowhere near enough to make even half a batch - GRR!!! And of course, Nicholas just went down for a nap so no running out to get some...:(

SassySami
07-12-2010, 11:15 PM
using whole milk is the best because of the protein enezymes helps the yeast go crazy