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Grandma Berntson's Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/4 c Crisco
1 c water
1/4 c + 1 tsp sugar divided
1 pkg yeast
2 tbsp dried milk
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 cups flour divided
1 beaten egg
Directions:
Directions:
Melt crisco-let cool while yeast dissolves. Heat water to 115º add 1 tsp sugar and package of yeast. Let stand 5 minutes. Add 2 tbsp dried milk 1/4 cup of sugar, salt and 1 1/2 cups of the flour and mix well. Add beaten egg and melted crisco. Mix well Gradually add rest of flour until bowl cleans out. Lightly flour table and turn dough out of bowl-cover dough with bowl and let stand for 10 minutes. Knead dough & add as little flour as possible trying to keep flour to about 1/4 cup. Put in greased bowl and turn over so top is greased from bottom of bowl. Refrig overnight or for 2 days. Punch down after it raises. Take dough out and roll into regtangle and cover with 2 tbsp of butter.

Mix together in small bowl 2 tbsp white sugar, 2 tbsp brown sugar and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture on dough. Then roll up dough and slice. Place in pan, Chop bits of butter and place in between rolls.....let rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Bake at 350º check after 10 minutes and bake for about 20 minutes longer or until light brown.


Frosting:

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp soft butter
4 tbsp water
3 drops of vanilla

Mix together and drizzle over cinnamon rolls when they are cool...if you desire or just drench them in butter as some of us preferred!
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
never enough
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
a long time but well worth the wait!
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My grandma used the same basic recipe for her Dinner Rolls also. After letting them rise overnight she would punch them down and form into buns, placing them into a greased pan....letting them raise 1 1/2 to 2 hours then bake at same temp and for same amount of time

 

 

 

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