12/15/10

Sister Nicoll's Famous Cinnamon Rolls
(Well, at least I think they should be famous! And they are for anyone that's ever had them!)
Joyce Nicoll
(You need a mixer with a dough hook for this recipe. It takes only about an hour)


Heat 3 cups milk to almost boiling (when it gets a little skim on it)
Put in a mixer with 1/2 cup butter and 2/3 cup sugar
Mix
Add 2 cups cold water & 5 cups flour
Mix
While mixing, add 3 pkts yeast (a little less than 3 Tbsp), about 1/4 tsp salt and then 5-6 cups more of flour (until dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl).
Mix 6 minutes on high
Butter deep cookie sheets or jelly roll pans, or line with parchment paper
Divide dough into 2
Oil the counter (and your hands) and push the dough out into a rectangle with your hands (approx 18"x12")
Spread dough liberally with butter and cinnamon sugar, roll up and cut individual rolls to desired thickness
Let rise to double
Bake 350 for about 12 min, until golden. If doing 2 pans, one on top of the other, switch their position in the oven half way through cooking so they evenly cook on the tops and bottoms.
Spread with frosting

Frosting:
3/4 stick butter, melted
1 lb powdered sugar
vanilla
Mix, add hot water to desired consistency (less for more frosting type, more for glaze type)

My notes: First of all, the picture doesn't do them justice! This was my first time making these, and I had a couple of findings for next time: I think I'll do 2/3+ cups of sugar, less salt and my oven needed at least 16-18 min, but next time, check at 14 min and go from there.

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