When I Grow Up, I’m Going To Be a Cinnabon.

It’s not often I get to cook breakfast for all three of us. With the husband’s schedule and my need for three cups of coffee before I’m fully functional, most days Landon and I have oatmeal or Kashi waffles. This weekend though, the husband has THREE WHOLE DAYS off.

I decided to make some cinnamon rolls last night, leave them in the fridge, let them rise in the morning, and then bake them off. Well… I made the rolls. I left them in the fridge. And they didn’t want to rise this morning. I blame my refrigerator. It likes to freeze things occasionally and I think my rolls were the recipient of it’s little prank today. I ended up turning the oven on for a few minutes, turning it off, and then putting the rolls in and they rose perfectly.

I’m not a cinnamon roll person. I think they’re one of those things that you either love or you couldn’t care less about. I used the “Clone of a Cinnabon” recipe from AllRecipes but I don’t think I’ve ever had a Cinnabon so I can’t tell you how much like the original they really are. But they were good. Much better than any cinnamon roll I’ve ever had.

• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• ⅓ cup margarine, melted
• 4½ cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 packet dry active yeast

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup butter, softened

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1½ cups confectioners sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt

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