Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry active yeast
• 12 -13 cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup butter
• 4 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 scald milk in pan.
• 2 place sugar, butter, and salt in large separate bowl.
• 3 pour milk into the sugar, butter, and salt bowl.
• 4 stir until the sugar and salt have dissolved, and the butter has melted.
• 5 when the mixture becomes lukewarm (95 degrees) add in beaten eggs and both packages of yeast and vanilla. stir until well combined.
• 6 add 4 cups of flour; stir very well.
• 7 add 4 more cups of flour; stir well.
• 8 add 2 more cups of flour; mix with hands.
• 9 if dough is easy enough to handle put dough onto floured board. if not add ½ cup of flour or until you can pick it up with your hands and place onto board.
• 10 once dough is on heavily floured board (1/3 cup of flour) knead for 7-8 minutes.
• 11 once kneaded, see if dough is elastic and smooth, if not knead well for 1 minute.
• 12 once fully kneaded, place in well – greased bowl and cover dough in the oil or grease. put saran wrap over the clean bowl and then put a kitchen towel over the saran wrap.
• 13 set in warm place (85 degrees) and let rise for 1 ½ - 2 hours or until doubled in size.
• 14 punch down dough a few times and then roll out into a large rectangle (or until dough is ½â€? thick).
• 15 take ¼ cup of brown sugar, a ½ cup of regular sugar, & 1 heaping tablespoon of cinnamon and mix in separate bowl.
• 16 melt 1/2 cup of butter in a separate bowl.
• 17 pour butter all over the dough and evenly coat.
• 18 then put the cinnamon sugar mixture on top of dough and melted butter to cover totally.
• 19 roll dough up very delicately to form a log.
• 20 cut into 1 ½ circles and place in buttered pie bowl or casserole dish. make sure the rolls are close together and packed in tight.
• 21 once all rolls put in bowl, place in a free – of – draft area and cover with saran wrap and kitchen towel and let sit and rise for 1 hr or until rolls have doubled in size.
• 22 once rolls have doubled, place in a 375°f oven for 20 minutes or until light brown on top.
• 23 take rolls out of oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• 24 take powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, butter, & water and combine and stir until well combined.
• 25 coat rolls with the frosting mixture evenly.
• 26 enjoy!