{"id":1338,"date":"2015-05-21T12:12:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T19:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2015-05-28T16:05:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T23:05:35","slug":"the-best-desserts-are-made-with-butter-and-love-throw-back-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/21\/the-best-desserts-are-made-with-butter-and-love-throw-back-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"The BEST desserts are made with butter and love!-Throw Back Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cinnamon-rolls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4223\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cinnamon-rolls-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"cinnamon-rolls\" width=\"640\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cinnamon-rolls-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cinnamon-rolls-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cinnamon-rolls.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, therapy for a bad day, for a good day, for any day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that STRESSED spelled backwards is DESSERTS? Coincidence? I think not! Do you ever have a bad day where things just get worser and worser and you want to crawl under your covers and hide or even run away to escape it all? I know I have. It\u2019s hard to scrape your wounded soul from the depths of despair sometimes but if any of you have a mother like mine, sometimes that gentle nudge to get up and carry on comes in the form of sweet baked treats fresh from mama\u2019s kitchen. That sweet spice that fills the air somehow dulls the pains and lifts you off your tear stained pillow. When mom opens your door and invites you to share a warm, sweet dessert in the kitchen, you can\u2019t help but feel a little better. When you are served that glass of ice cold milk and a plate of tasty goodness, the tears stop and you can almost find your voice again. Next you share a few moments in silence while you fill your mouth with warm heaven and your mother pats your back gently and you\u2019re finally able to talk about your troubles. That is the moment you know that somehow you\u2019ll get through the bad day.<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard the quote, \u201cI\u2019ve never met a problem a proper dessert couldn\u2019t fix\u201d, and I believe there is a lot of truth to that. Nothing feels better than when you are welcomed home by a deliciously cooked meal or the smell of cookies or bread baking in the oven. While the smells intoxicate your taste buds and you can\u2019t wait to bite into whatever\u2019s cooking, it\u2019s more about the hands that have prepared the food. Whether it\u2019s your mother, father, spouse, or friend that cooked it, the food was prepared from the heart with kindness and love. There\u2019s also the times when we fall and scrape our knee or come home crying because someone was mean to us at school, or when we try our best at something, that we are sometimes treated with a hug or a smile and a special outing for an ice cream cone, a lollipop, or a cookie. That, my friends, is why a dessert can be so therapeutic.<\/p>\n<p>My mother is not the greatest cook in the world, but there are a few things she makes REALLY well and her cinnamon rolls is one of them. Here\u2019s a recipe that is very similar to hers but has been improved upon slightly by myself via trial and error.<br \/>\n<strong><em>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>innabon <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>innamon <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>R<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>olls <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/COOKIE-DOUGH-CINNAMON-ROLLS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4224\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/COOKIE-DOUGH-CINNAMON-ROLLS.jpg\" alt=\"COOKIE-DOUGH-CINNAMON-ROLLS\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/COOKIE-DOUGH-CINNAMON-ROLLS.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/COOKIE-DOUGH-CINNAMON-ROLLS-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ok, ok, I know there are raisins in this but I have to be honest, I love my cinnamon rolls with raisins.\u00a0But, don&#8217;t worry, that is optional! \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dough<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Cup warm milk<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs, room temp.<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 Cup butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>4 \u00bd Cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 Tsp. salt<\/li>\n<li>1 package yeast (2 \u00bc Tsp.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Filling<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Cup brown sugar, packed<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00bd Tbs. ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc Cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>Raisins (as much or as little as you want, optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spread for Dough<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/3 Cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Icing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Ounces cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc Cup butter<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd &#8211; 2 Cups confectioner\u2019s sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 Tsp. pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> Set of Steps for Dough<\/p>\n<p>Dissolve yeast in small bowl with milk. Let proof.<\/p>\n<p>In large bowl combine sugar, butter, salt, eggs, and yeast<\/p>\n<p>mixture. Mix well. Add in flour and knead dough for 5<\/p>\n<p>minutes until dough is soft and form in ball shape.<\/p>\n<p>Place dough in greased bowl and let rise in warm area<\/p>\n<p>covered with towel until doubled in size (about 1 hr.).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Set of Steps for Filling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Combine sugar, cinnamon and butter in small bowl<\/p>\n<p>and set aside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Set of Steps for Rolling Dough and Baking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When dough has risen, roll out on floured surface in<\/p>\n<p>rectangle shape and about 1\/4 inch thick. Spread butter<\/p>\n<p>on dough, then sprinkle with filling mixture. Roll into<\/p>\n<p>log shape. Cut into equal portions (I use dental floss,<\/p>\n<p>it works great!). Place on lightly greased pan, cover with<\/p>\n<p>towel and let rise for 30 minutes. For bigger rolls, this<\/p>\n<p>recipe makes about 12 on a 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees F.<\/p>\n<p>for 18-20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> Set of Steps for Icing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Combine cream cheese, butter, powder sugar and vanilla in<\/p>\n<p>tall mixing bowl. Mix on high until smooth and creamy in<\/p>\n<p>texture. *You may add a few teaspoons of milk or water if<\/p>\n<p>too thick. Once rolls have cooled slightly, spread icing<\/p>\n<p>over rolls and enjoy!! Best if served warm!<\/p>\n<p>My little angels thoroughly enjoying the cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven. They had so much fun helping me make these! If the idea of eating hot cinnamon rolls sounds just perfect, try your hand at making these in your own kitchen. Leave a comment or send me a pic and I&#8217;ll add it to this blog. 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Did you know that STRESSED spelled backwards is DESSERTS? Coincidence? I think not! Do you ever have a bad day where things just get worser and worser and you want to crawl under your covers and hide or even run away to escape it all? I know I have. 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