Delicious Cinnamon Rolls !!

This makes a large batch, and they are oh so yummy! Perfectly light and fluffy and gooey:-) Yes, you should make these too!

Quick Buttermilk Sweet Dough

(you turn this into cinnamon rolls)

2 slightly rounded Tablespoons active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water

1 1/2 cups buttermilk (or regular milk with 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar)

2 eggs

5 1/2 - 6 cups flour

1/2 cup softened butter (= 1 stick)

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons salt

In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Add buttermilk, eggs, 2 1/2 cups of flour, the butter, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Blend 30 seconds on low speed (or by hand for one minute) scraping bowl constantly. Beat 2 minutes medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour to make dough easy to handle (dough should remain soft and slightly sticky).

Turn dough onto well-floured surface; knead 5 minutes or about 200 turns.

Shape dough immediately (no need to let rise at this point) into desired rolls and coffee cakes.

Cover and let rise in warm place until double; about 1 hour. (dough is ready if impression remains when touched)

Heat oven to 375 f. Bake until slightly golden.

For Cinnamon Rolls

Sweet dough recipe

4 Tablespoons softened butter

1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1 1/2 Tablespoons cinnamon

~Divide dough into two balls. Roll each ball out into about a 15"x9" rectangle. Spread with butter. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar mixture. Roll up beginning at wide side (the long edge). Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal well. Stretch to make roll even. Cut rolls into 15 slices each, place slightly apart in 2 greased 9"x13" baking pans or in greased muffin cups. Let rise until double. Bake 25-30 minutes. While warm, frost rolls with icing.

For Sweet Icing

Mix 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 Tablespoon milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

until smooth.

Now go wipe the drool off your chin and make yourself a batch of these for breakfast!

Best served warm with a cup of coffee:-)