Saturday, January 12, 2013

cinnamon rolls

I have had this recipe for a couple years but I had the ingredients not the instructions so I found this so my children could have directions.  I use cream cheese if your Dad isn't having any and I use real lemon juice not vanilla for me but Shawni likes almond or vanilla flavoring the best.

http://www.food.com/recipe/cake-mix-cinnamon-rolls-97697

Ingredients:

Serves: 12Yield:
2
dozen Units: US | Metric
5 -6 cups flour
1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
2 (1/4 ounce) packages fast rise yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water (120 to 130)
1/4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Frosting
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 -3 tablespoons milk
Directions:

1
In a mixing bowl, combine 4 cups of flour, dry cake mix, yeast and warm water until smooth.
2
Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
3
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes (I did this step with my Kitchen Aid Mixer).
4
Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
5
Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
6
Punch dough down.
7
Divide dough in half and let rest covered 10 minutes.
8
Turn onto a lightly floured surface.
9
Roll each portion into a 14 X 10 rectangle.
10
Brush with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar (I prefer brown sugar myself, so I used about 3/4 cup brown sugar with a teaspoon and half of cinnamon).
11
Roll up jellyroll style, starting with long side.
12
Cut each roll into 12 slices; place cut side down in two greased 13 X 9 baking pans (At this point I just kind of flatten them a bit with my hand so the middles don't raise up).
13
Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 20 minutes (this is where I put them in the frig over night).
14
Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
15
Cool for 20 minutes.
16
*For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
17
Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
18
*I prefer a cream cheese frosting on cinnamon rolls so I changed that as well, but this works out just great.

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