Cinnamon Roll Recipe

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CINNABON® CINNAMON ROLLS

from Mandy Oyama (A Moved-Away Neighbor, who gave me this recipe, but I actually stole it off my friend Julie Hess's blog because she typed it out so nicely!)

ROLLS (I've altered this from how I received it from Mandy. This is in order of how I put it in my bread machine).

1 c. warm milk (105 to 110*)
1/3 c. margarine, melted
2 eggs
4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
½ c. sugar
1- ¼ ounce pkg. active dry yeast


FILLING
1 c. packed brown sugar
2 ½ Tbsp. cinnamon
1/3 c. margarine


ICING
8 Tbsp. (1 cube) margarine, softened
¼ c. (2 ounces) cream cheese
½ tsp. vanilla extract
1 ½ c. powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt

1. For rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl.
2. Add sugar, margarine, salt, eggs, and flour, and mix well.
3. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour. Put in a bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
4. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough flat until it is approximately 21 inches long and 16 inches wide. It should be about ¼ inch thick.
5. Preheat oven to 400*
6. For filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Spread the softened margarine evenly over the surface of the flattened dough. Then sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar evenly over that.
7. Working carefully from the top (long side), roll the dough down to the bottom edge.
8. Cut the rolled dough into 1 ¾ inch slices and place 6 at a time, evenly spaced, in a lightly greased baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes, or until light brown on top.
9. While the rolls bake, combine the icing ingredients. Beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy.
10. When rolls come out of the oven, coat each one generously with icing.

MAKES 12 ROLLS

*You can use a bread machine to make it easier. Add the “ROLLS” ingredients to the bread machine and select the dough option. Then you will need to begin at #4 when it is done. *  (NOTE:  It was this recipe that inspired me to start using my bread machine to make dough- I will always ADORE Mandy for this very reason!)

Enjoy!!!

Lettuce Wraps and Coconut Rice

This is from my friend Heidi who got it from my friend Tonya at cooking club.  The rice is also from Heidi who got it from Heather at the same cooking club.  Jeremy and I couldn't stop eating this dish-- its so yummy.


Lettuce Wraps:

1-2 T sesame oil

1/2 T minced garlic

1 1/4 lbs. ground turkey

1 lg bell pepper, diced

1 bunch green onions, minced

1/2 C hoison sauce

1 t-1 T (I usually do 1/2 T) chili garlic sauce-this is what makes it spicy

1/2 c dry roasted peanuts, crushed

Romain lettuce leaves

Brown turkey in lg. saute pan with sesame oil and garlic. When close to done add bell pepper, green onion, hoison sauce, chili garlic sauce, and peanuts. Simmer together for about 10 min. Serve on lettuce leaves.

It's easy and healthy and happy.

Coconut Rice:

And the coconut rice is just 1 c. coconut milk simmered with a few pinches of salt and 2 T. sugar poured over 1 cup cooked rice. When mangos are in season I always put the mangos on top. Makes it even yummier. This is all making me hungry!