this recipe has been requested by my sweet friend cara who plans on making it for her family Christmas morning.  i originally got the basic bread recipe from my friend rachel back in denton.  it is a great recipe to make sweet or savory breads.  merry christmas!  enjoy!


CINNAMON ROLLS


1 cup HOT water + 3/4 cup HOT water
2 pkgs dry yeast
1 TBPS sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour + 2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 stick melted butter
cinnamon
sugar
dental floss or fishing line
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk


combine dry yeast and sugar to a large mixing bowl (I have a metal bowl and found it best to run hot water over the bowl and dry it to knock the chill out of the bowl itself).  pour HOT water over, stir to dissolve.  let rise to double in size.


combine 1 1/2 cups flour, salt & 1/4 cup sugar in another bowl.  gradually add flour mixture to the yeast mixture.  add 3/4 cup more HOT water.  add 2 1/2 cups more flour until  a sticky dough forms.  


flour rolling surface, rolling pin and hands.  divide dough in half sprinkling just enough flour on the dough so it is no longer sticky.  roll each half into a rectangle (about 8" x 10").  


using a basting brush, spread 3/4 of the melted butter over the dough.  sprinkle liberally with cinnamon and sugar.  starting at the 8" end, begin rolling to form a log.  to cut log in even slices, slide a 10" piece of dental floss under the log, bring ends of floss up and crisscross at top of roll, then pull ends in opposite directions.  


place rolls side by side in a 9x13 inch pan. (may need an extra pan if you have extra.)  baste remaining butter over the top of each roll.


bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes.  


meanwhile, sift powdered sugar into a bowl.  slowly pour in milk while stirring with a fork.  add more milk if to thick and more sugar if too runny.  drizzle over hot cinnamon rolls.