Sunday, May 22, 2011

Makeshift Cinnamon Rolls!

Is there anybody out there who doesn't love a nice, hot, fresh cinnamon roll? Anybody..? Didn't think so. That being said, the actual task of making them can be annoyingly arduous--which is why the vast majority of people don't even bother making them from scratch. Let alone college kids. I mean, you have to activate the yeast, let them rise, knead them, roll the dough out and then back up again, slice it...it's a process, man. That is unless you find a recipe that takes that whole yeast business out of the equation--which is exactly what I did!
Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

FOR THE DOUGH

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

FOR THE ICING
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

For the do
ugh: Mix all the dry ingredients together. Then add the buttermilk and melted butter; mix together well (it's gonna be sticky, kids). Now comes the fun part! Liberally dust some counter space (I worked with an area of 1 ft x 1 1/2 ft....top that.) with flour. Roll the dough out into a basic rectangular shape until it's around 8 by 12 inches and about 1/2 inch thick. If you don't have a rolling pin, you can get creative like me....Now for the filling! Brush (or just spread around with a spoon) the melted butter onto the dough-tangle, leaving an un-buttered border of an inch along the edges. Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon all over the buttered dough. Now slowly and carefully start to roll the dough, starting from the longer side of the rectangle. Make sure you roll it fairly tight, otherwise it's going to be a bleep to handle from here on out. Once it's all rolled up, pinch the seam a little so they don't become cinnamon unrolls. Using a sharp knife (serrated is best), cut your "log" into 8 equal slices. Place them in a lightly greased cake pan and bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Now all you have to do is stir the powdered sugar and milk and pour that ish alllll over them rolls. I dare anyone to say no to one of those.

(I had to snap this picture pretty damn quickly before the last two were snatched up.)

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