Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Went into the potluck with 21 cinnamon rolls, and came home with five. I'm going to call that a success. :)

Today's Bread: Cinammon Rolls.
OMG THEY'RE AMAZING. I was worried cause of the power outage making me have to hand knead the dough and lack of counterspace making the rolls a bit thicker than they should be, but taste wise? OMFG they're GOOD.

This recipe has pecans, however, I tend to not use pecans. Feel free to add 'em if you like. The addition of marshmallow is surprising, but it works....

# Cinnamon Rolls
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24.0 rolls

1.3333333333333333 cups warm water
2.0 tablespoons active dry yeast
0.5 cup granulated sugar [rolls]
3.0 whole eggs
0.25 cup butter (melted) [rolls]
0.5 teaspoons butter (melted) [rolls]
0.3333333333333333 cup nonfat dry milk
0.5 teaspoon salt
5.0 cups all-purpose flour
vegetable oil (as needed)
0.25 cup butter (melted) [filling]
0.3333333333333333 cup granulated sugar [filling]
1.0 tablespoon ground cinnamon
0.5 cup chopped pecans
0.5 cup miniature marshmallows
1.0 pound powdered sugar
0.5 cup evaporated milk
2.0 tbsp butter (melted) [icing]
1.5 tsp butter (melted) [icing]
0.5 tsp vanilla extract

Rolls:
1 - In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine water, yeast and sugar.
2 - Set aside 5 minutes to allow yeast mixture to become frothy.
3 - Add eggs and butter.
4 - Using the dough hook of the electric mixer, beat on medium speed until well-blended.
5 - Add dry milk and salt. Mix well.
6 - Add flour, one cup at a time, mixing until dough begins to pull away from sides of bowl.
7 - Leaving dough in bowl, lightly grease top of dough ball with vegetable oil.
8 - Cover loosely and let rise in a warm place 1 hour or until doubled in size.
9 - Lightly grease two large baking sheets.
10 - Punch dough down and roll out on a lightly floured surface to form a rectangle.

Filling:
11 - Brush butter over dough.
12 - In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over butter.
13 - Continue with pecans and marshmallows
14 - Roll dough up tightly, starting at long edge.
15 - Pinch dough to seal seam.
16 - Cut into portions
17 - Place, cut sides up, on baking sheets.
18 - Let rise in a warm place 1 hour.
19 - Preheat oven to 350°F
20 - Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.

Icing:
21 - Whisk together the powdered sugar, the evaporated milk, the butter for the icing and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
22 - Spread over warm rolls

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The ultimate carbs on carbs: pierogi.

Well...between the power outage while mixing the dough, having to hand knead it, throw it in the fridge and hope it would rise slowly (it didn't), not having enough room to roll out the down FAR more thinly, these look...........okay.

They smell fantastic, though. I ate the two small end pieces and the bread came out really good, too, despite having almost no cinnamon/sugar/marshmallow in them. That's a good sign cause that means the others will be super flavorful.

Glaze tomorrow after they cool, then off to the LGBTQIA+ Holiday Potluck with them!

Maybe after I have one more.

Update: I just realized! I've made stickybuns!

Power's back!

BACK TO THE CINNAMON ROLLS!

Maybe, instead of leaving my dough in the fridge to rise very slowly while I wait for the power to come on, I just leave it outside, where it's probably COLDER than the fridge.

Hrm, with the power out, might be a good night to set up the shortwave.

"Alright, let's get these cinnamon rolls started!"
:: power goes out ::
"Alright, let's get these pioneer cooking skills started!"