Let's Bake!!!

It's great to go pull something out of the freezer on mornings you don't feel like making breakfast, or on busy days when you don't feel like fixing a big meal, but getting the meals and dishes there is a lot of work. Set aside 1-2 days and get the majority of your cooking and baking done for the month! Yes, it takes a lot of work, but it's so nice to be able to just go to the freezer and pop a meal into the oven or crockpot.

Today, I'm making breakfast foods: cinnamon rolls, waffles, quiches, and homemade granola.

Here is the recipe for the cinnamon rolls - the BEST cinnamon rolls I have EVER made!!! They taste like store-bought cinnamon rolls! :) They freeze very well and make a wonderful treat for breakfast!

Here is the first step after the dough has risen.........


Putting on the butter, sugar and cinnamon mixture before rolling up into a jelly-roll shape:

Here is the jelly-roll - try to make sure you roll it long ways - you'll get more rolls that way.



All the dishes you need to make cinnamon rolls:

This is what it'll look like after you cut it:

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients
5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
2 packages (1/4 ounce each) quick-rise yeast
2-1/2 cups warm water (120° to 130°)
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

FROSTING:
6 tablespoons butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Directions
In a bowl, combine 4 cups flour, dry cake mix, yeast and warm water until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 14-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Brush with butter; sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into 12 slices; place cut side down in two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 20 minutes.

Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 20 minutes. For frosting, in a bowl, cream butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost warm rolls. Yield: 2 dozen.

If you bake them in a foil pie pan and then cover with handy-wrap or foil you can freeze them! :)

Enjoy!!!