Moms Good Cinnamon Rolls Recipes

BEST CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm milk. In another bowl, combine sugar, butter, eggs, salt, yeast mixture and 2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Punch down dough; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion into an 11x8-in. rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 8 slices; place in a greased 13x9-in. pan, cut side down. Cover with a kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°., Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over tops. Refrigerate leftovers.

MOM'S HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• 1/2 stick melted butter for center of rolls and a mixtuer of about 1 cup sugar and some cinnamon for sprinkling in center Melt shortening with sugar and salt in microwave about 3 minutes or until shortening is melted.
• While microwave is running, put yeast in the warm water and stir to dissolve.
• Slowly add flour to shortening mixture but not too much.
• When yeast is dissolved stir completely and add to flour mixture.
• Add eggs and flour alternately and mix as much as you can with mixer, then take rest of flour and knead on counter until no longer tacky.
• Grease bowl with oil and place dough in bowl and add more oil to coat top.
• Place a towel over bowl and let rise until double in bulk.
• In small bowl, mix 1 cup or so of sugar and add cinnamon to taste.
• After dough rises, roll out on counter to about 1/4" thick.
• Melt butter and spread over dough.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over entire rolled out dough.
• Roll up dough into jelly roll style and take knife and cut into about 1" to 1 1/2" slices.
• Put in glass pan that has been sprayed with pam spray.
• Cover with towel and let rise until double.
• Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or so.
• You can frost the cooled rolls with powder sugar frosting.