90-Minute Cinnamon Rolls

I just hit the one year anniversary of the day I left "Corporate America" to stay home with my little munchkins. What a year it has been! Trading in meetings, hotel stays and business dinners for potty training, play dates, and peanut butter & jelly three times a day has been an adjustment. I've been so grateful for the time I've gotten to spend with my kids, but it has not always been easy. This stay-at-home-mom business is tough!! One of the biggest lessons learned is that other stay-at-home-moms really do help you keep your sanity!

I've been blessed to meet some GREAT moms in my new community. Our daily/weekly play dates not only give me a chance to talk about something other than Team Umizoomi, they also remind me that I'm not the only one who struggles with kids who won't listen, who always seem to do the EXACT opposite of what you say, who melt down no matter how many warnings they get that its almost time to leave the park. They make me feel almost normal! And I love, love, love them for that. Last year when we moved to a new town, I decided to join an online moms group. One of the first moms I met had newly moved to Illinois from Canada with her family. Over the past year we've had a lot of play dates and every time she brings a dish to share I recipe stalk her. I swear, everything Bridget makes is AWESOME. She brought these cinnamon rolls to several of the groups get-togethers before I asked for the recipe. Not because they weren't awesome, only because I can't drool over every recipe- it would get a little weird. Sorry Bridget! :)



 

These are DELICIOUS and relatively FAST and have CREAM CHEESE FROSTING! That's really all I should have written. What else do you need to know? They're great for a group get together or for your family. You could easily freeze half of them for serving later. Or eat them all at once...like I would do! Thank you Bridget for the recipe! Wait til you guys get her chocolate chip cookie recipe...SO good....

~Wendy

Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe Type: Breakfast

Author: Wendy

Prep time: 60 mins

Cook time: 25 mins

Total time: 1 hour 25 mins

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 3/4 c milk


• 1/4 c margarine, softened


• 3 1/4 c all-purpose flour


• 1 pckg instant yeast


• 1/4 c white sugar


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 1/4 c water


• 1 egg


• 1 c brown sugar, packed


• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon


• 1/2 c margarine, softened


• Cream Cheese Frosting


• 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened


• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened


• 2 cups powdered sugar


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).


2. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in margarine; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.


3. In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition.


4. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.


5. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.


6. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, softened margarine.


7. Roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle. Spread dough with margarine/sugar mixture.


8. Roll up dough and pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 equal size rolls and place cut side up in 9x13 greased pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.


9. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through the center.

For the frosting-

1. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract. Spread on the cinnamon rolls once cooled to slightly-warm.

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