We were hungry and needed breakfast!! Arin wanted Cinnamon Rolls so bad she couldn't see straight! I said, no way - they'll take forever! Pinterest saved the day!!! So, you have Valley Ridge Recipes to thank for this fabulous breakfast! We decided to make them into Orange-Cinnamon Rolls. A fabulous decision, I might add! Please note, I made only a half recipe and it made 12 enormous rolls.
One-Hour Cinnamon Rolls
Mix and let sit for 15 minutes:
3-1/2 cups warm water
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
6 Tablespoons yeast
Then add:
1 Tablespoon salt
3 eggs
10-1/2 cups flour (all-purpose)
**I added the zest of 1 orange.
Mix together for 10 minutes, then sit for 10 minutes. Oil cupboard, dump out dough. (I doubted this step - you ALWAYS flour the counter, but didn't this time and the oil worked great!!) Divide in halt. Roll on half out into rectangle. Spread with 1/4 cup melted butter and then with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Roll up tight, but not too tight. Divide into 12 rolls and place on greased cookie sheet Repeat with other half of dough. Let rise. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 400 degrees.
Cinn-Sugar mix:
1 cup sugar
1 Tbl. cinnamon
Icing:
1 cube butter
2 dashes salt
2 tsp. vanilla
6 cups powdered sugar
milk (use to bring to desired consistency)
**Note: I made an orange glaze. Instead of vanilla I added the zest of 1 orange (2nd orange, see note above) and instead of milk I used the juice from the zested orange. You could also use orange juice concentrate. Another option would be to add cream cheese to the icing.
