College & Cinnamon Rolls

The Ladies of Ricks Hall 290

Katie just asked me to share my cinnamon roll recipe. To be honest, I haven't made these since college.  Just to take a quick trip down memory lane....It was Ricks Hall 290 and we NEEDED sweets in the house, so of course I volunteered.  I made the cinnamon rolls that my mom makes for Christmas brunch.  They quickly became an obsession and could easily account for my Freshman 15!  Good times!  Here is the recipe, and I hope that they bring good memories to you... 

3 1/2 C warm water

1 C Powdered Milk(sometimes I use regular milk)

1 C Mashed Potato Flakes

1 C Sugar

1/2 C Butter- melted

2 tsp Salt

2 eggs-beaten

8-10 C Flour

2 TBS Yeast

Vegetable Oil

Cinnamon

Brown Sugar

More butter

Mix together water, milk, potatoes, and sugar. Then add yeast.  Then add butter, salt, and eggs. Mix.  Then slowly add the flour a cup at a time until well kneaded.   Pour some vegetable oil on the counter, spread around, then put the dough on it to rise for about 15.  Cover the dough for the 15 minutes.  Then punch the dough and roll it out on the counter with a rolling pin.  Try to make a large rectangle (sometimes I split it into 2 lumps of dough). Once it is rolled out, cover the top with a tin layer of mostly melted butter.  Then add a thin layer of brown sugar and cinnamon.  Add a layer of pecans if you like them.  Then roll the dough up and cut it into cinnamon rolls using a knife or dental floss. Put the rolls on a greased cookie sheet or cake pan, cover them, and let them rise to about 30 minutes or until doubled in size.  Then put them in the oven @ 350 for 12 minutes. Then enjoy!