Cinnamon Rolls
Here are the pics. of my cinnamon rolls...fresh from the oven, and fixin to go in the oven...
I haven't put the glaze on them yet...I pour that on them when I serve them in a dish.
(the coating on them is just the butter, brown sugar, & cinnamon mixture)
Will post recipe tommorrow...
Roll Recipe
6 cups flour (self-rising)
1 cup boiling water
1 cup lukewarm water
1 pkg yeast
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp salt
melted butter (about 1/2 stick)
Cinnamon Coating
1 cup brown sugar
2 sticks melted butter
1 cup pecans (optional)
2 tsp cinnamon
Melt butter, mix all other ingredients...use a pastry brush.
Glaze
2 cups powdered sugar
2 to 3 tblsp of warm water
1/2 tsp of vanilla (optional)
Mix well. Drizzle over cooked rolls.
In a small bowl mix yeast, lukewarm water, & 1 tsp sugar. In a large bowl place shortening, sugar, & salt.
Add boiling water to melt shortening and sugar. Stir well. It's ok if not all the shortening melts (may be tiny lumps of shortening) Add stirred eggs. Mix. Add yeast mixture. Stir well. Slowly add in the flour (about a cup at a time) When well mixed, cover with plastic wrap then a dish towel and place in the frig for at least 2 hours (no more than 6) Dump bowl onto floured work surface, knead for just a coupla minutes (not long) Divide dough in 1/2 or even in 1/4's. Roll dough till about 1/2" thick. Slice with a sharp knife or cutter into 1" strips. Prepare pans. Grease pan lightly. Place about 1 tblsp of cinnamon mixture in the bottom of muffin slot. Take 1" dough strips and coat with the cinnamon mixture, using a pastry brush. Roll into circles place in pan. Take remaining cinnamon mixture and spoon on top of rolls. Cook in a pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes. (These have a great rise) When hot from oven pop out and place on serving dishes, coat with glaze, and enjoy.
**Hints- These are just little things that I do, that may or may not make a difference for you in your bread making.
I only like 1 pkg of yeast, using 2 gives a heavy yeast flavor.
Ferment your yeast for about 10 minutes...if the yeast is good it should have a foam on top. (Soften with the lukewarm, hot water will kill your yeast, sugar activates it.)
Shortening makes lighter breads. Oil is heavier breads, just doesn't work for me.
You can usually substitute water when it calls for milk.
Difference is milk makes a denser, less crispy bread - Water makes a lighter, more crispy bread.
*Note: this has been my experience...I'm sure everyone has their own tricks for working their bread.
Hope you enjoy.