Cinnamon Rolls

Thank you for the input on cinnamon rolls! I got lots of yummy recipes and have made two batches so far. Making homemade cinnamon rolls was a personal quest of mine and I had the perfect opportunity to make them this weekend for a youth camp leader (ycl) meeting we had on Saturday. It was pretty time consuming, but I think the end product was well worth it.

My first batch was "exploratory" - I had never done it before, so I made some mistakes. The recipe I used was from Melissa Holmstead (friend in Chicago) and it has buttermilk in it. She's makes amazing rolls and makes all her bread fresh - so yummy! In my batch, I didn't roll out the dough thin enough and I didn't put near enough butter/cinnamon/sugar to create more gooey-yummy-ness. But they were still delicious and I ate way too many.

My second batch came from Mel's Kitchen (Click HERE for link). My friend here in Mesa, Christina Olsen, provided the link for me and this recipe calls for vanilla pudding. They made about 3 dozen large rolls and turned out to be amazing! I think it's also noteworthy to say how much time it takes from start to finish - about 3 hours to make (a lot of down time while letting them rise) and to cook them. These were a little more gooey than roll-like, and I think it's definitely worth giving them a try (you may want to half the recipe)!

Maybe next time I'll try Pioneer Women's recipe (minus the maple frosting) and I think it's a great idea to make them and deliver them to neighbors at Christmastime.

Cinnamon roll success! Sorry, no pictures - we ate them all! I'm sure the scale could prove it!

p.s. Melanie, the Michael Bolton CD is yours!! Please send me your address and when you're moving, etc.