Tis the Season......

Tis the season to be.........FAT & JOLLY!!!!!
I love this time of year because of the obvious....FOOD! Isn't it just great! Treats, good food and more treats! With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away and Christmas around the corner I want to try new recipes and simply enjoy a good home cooked...anything! Soups have been my most recent attempt.....Baked Potato soup, Chili(copycat Wendy's which turned out great), Onion soup, and some good ol' Chicken noodle! I've also been a little crazy with pumpkin!Not to mention that I have become apart of the canning world! Thank's to Cally for her super helpful tips and her pressure cooker I was able to can pumpkin like crazy! Pumpkin bread , pumpkin muffins and pumpkin pie have taken over the kitchen. Sonny even bought me a water bath set and now I can consider my self an offical Utard! I have the van, I started my own canning...oh wait I haven't hunted, made dutch oven and said..."Oh my Heck"! Well, not quite a utard I guess. I am so looking forward to our Thanksgiving dinner! Especially the desserts.
Today I had to make a treat for our Young women and Men...we had a food auction which was pretty intense! Depending on how much donated food they gathered in our neighborhood resulted in how much money was given! Well I just had a try to make a good one! So I made these......

Sorry, so I need a lesson on adding pictures....help their too big!!!




Caitlyn helped just a little!



They taste even better...I think! It's a copycat recipe for Cinnabon Cinnamon rolls! So I thought I'd share the recipe. But in return I ask that someone share a photo and recipe of their favorite food! I'm not limited to just desserts!

Dough: 2 Pkg active dry yeast, 1 cup warm water(105 - 115), 1 tsp sugar, 1 c. warm milk, 2/3 cup butter, 2 tsp salt, 2 eggs slightly beaten, 7 cups flour/till dough forms

Filling: 1 c melted butter(I just use half...seems like I always have too much butter left over),
1 3/4 c sugar( I do an even share of white and brown sugar), 3 tbl cinnamon, 1 1/2 c chopped walnuts optional

Creamy glaze: 2/3 cup melted butter, 4 cups powdered sugar, 2 tsp vanilla & lemon juice, 6 tbl hot water or more if needed

In a small bowl mix water, yeast and sugar set aside. In a lrg bowl mix, milk, 2/3 sugar, butter, salt and eggs. Stir well and add yeast. Add flour a little at a time until dough forms(Dough will be slightly sticky) Knead dough and place in a buttered bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk about 1 1/2 hrs. When done punch down and let rise another 15 minutes. Roll out dough on floured surface into a 15 x 20 rectangle.

For Filling:
Spread dough with melted butter. Mix together the 1 1/2 cups sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle generously over buttered dough. Roll up jelly style and pinch edges. Cut into 12 - 15 slices. Place slices close together and let rise for 45 minutes on baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 and bake 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown.

From Creamy Glaze:
In a medium bowl mix powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Add hot water 1 tbl at a time until desired consistency, Pour over rolls!

ENJOY and happy eating!