Cinnamon Rolls

4 1/2 teaspoons of yeast or 2 packages
1/2 cup warm water 105 degrees
1/2 cup milk (scalded then cooled)
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 egg
1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
4 1/2 to 5 cups all purpose flour

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.  Wait 5-10 minutes to make sure the yeast is active.  Stir in milk, sugar, salt, eggs, butter and 2 1/2 cups of the flour.  Beat until smooth.   After adding enough remaining flour till dough is easy to handle, transfer to counter to knead by hand. Knead for 5 minutes. Place in a bowl (tablespoon of oil on the bottom of bowl) Then turn greased side up.  Cover and let raise for 1 1/2 hours.  Punch down dough.  

At this point I divided the dough in half and made cinnamon rolls and fried buns.  Or you can make the whole batch of dough into cinnamon rolls.  

For the cinnamon rolls, let rise an hour then use a rolling pin to flatten.  Add some melted butter on the dough then sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.  Roll up and cut and place in greased pan.  Let rise for about 30 minutes, then bake for 20 minutes or so at 375 degrees.  Make icing of powered sugar (a cup or more), a little bit of vanilla and a little bit of milk till you get the consistency you want. (Add the milk a tablespoon at a time)  Stir and pour on when the cinnamon rolls come out of the oven.  

Cinnamon rolls or fried buns?  They are both so good.  :)

Carol