Grandmas Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

How to make it

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• Activate the yeast in 1/4 cup of warm (not hot) water with a pinch of sugar. Set aside.
• Froth the 2 eggs (high speed) in your mixing bowl.
• Add the oil or shortening to your eggs, and mix.
• Add the 1 c hot water, 4 t sugar, and salt to the bowl, and mix.
• If your yeast and water has gone all puffy and bubbly, add it to your bowl and combine. If not, wait a few more minutes before you add it.
• Slowly add 4 to 4 1/2 c of flour to the mixture, until the dough becomes just dry enough to form into a ball that you can remove from your bowl without too much effort.
• Grease a large bowl with butter or cooking spray.
• Put the bread in the bowl (you may want to add a bit of flour to the outside of the bread so it's less sticky).
• Cover the bowl with a dishtowel and store in a warm place until the dough doubles in size (about an hour).
• Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's a rectangle about 18" high by 24" wide. Try to lift the dough a few times while rolling to prevent it from sticking to whatever it's on.
• Cover the top of the rolled-out dough completely with a thin layer of butter.
• In a small bowl, mix your 1/2 to 3/4 c sugar (depending on how sweet you want the rolls) with the cinnamon.
• Sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mixture onto your buttered dough, working the mixture in a bit with your fingers. Try to make sure the dough is still not stuck to the table!
• Roll the dough horizontally (hot dog style) so it makes one long 24" roll.
• Slice the dough roll into 1 to 1.5 inch wide slices.
• Put the slices onto 2 greased cookie sheets, cover with clean dishtowels, and let raise in a warm place until double in size (about an hour).
• Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are light brown.
• Let rolls cool completely.
• Mix a thick frosting out of powdered sugar, 3 T butter, half & half, coconut extract, and optional vanilla.
• Dot the frosting over the rolls (it shouldn't run down the sides of the rolls), and then sprinkle with the nuts.
• When frosting is hardened, individually wrap rolls with saran wrap so they'll stay soft and delicious for days. Also, these rolls freeze well.