Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup shortening, softened
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2-4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 2 combine milk, sugar, shortening, salt, egg and 2 cups of flour. beat until smooth.
• 3 mix in enough remaining flour until dough is easy to handle.
• 4 knead until smooth and elastic. let rise in warm place until double (1 1/2 hours).
• 5 divide dough in half and roll each half into a 15x9" rectangle.
• 6 spread half of margarine over each rectangle of dough. sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon over each rectangle of dough.
• 7 roll both rectangles tightly and cut into 9-1 1/2" slices.
• 8 place in greased rectangular pan.
• 9 bake at 375 f for 25-30 minutes.
• 10 mix together glaze ingredients and apread on top of baked rolls. serve warm.