comfort food & cream cheese

Hubs has been battling a fever since Friday. In an attempt to tempt his appetite, I took the opportunity to try out a cinnamon roll recipe I recently came across. Since Pillsbury doesn't appear to manufacture here, it's 'from scratch' or nothing. I must say, all things considered, they were fairly easy and worth the extra time in the kitchen.




If you know my husband and sweets, that he could only take a few bites should be enough to summarize his pitifully sick state:)



Perhaps my greatest success of the night though? I managed to make my own cream cheese (a hard find) using a tea strainer and some plain yogurt from our local store. Cream cheese icing in asia. It's a wonder I'd almost given up on creating. Every bit as good as I had hoped!

Yet another proof that almost anything is possible these days....as long as you can type it into google:)

Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

2 1/4 t. yeast
1 c. warm milk (110 degrees)
1/2 c. castor or breakfast sugar
1/3 c. butter
1 t. salt
2 eggs
4 c. flour

Filling:
1 c. packed brown sugar
2 1/2 T. cinnamon
1/3 c. butter, softened

Icing:
8 T. butter
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. cream cheese
1/2 t. vanilla
1/8 t. salt

For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl.   Add sugar, margarine, salt, eggs, and flour.  Mix well.

Knead the dough into a large ball.  Put in a bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it is approximately 21 inches long by 16 inches wide. It should be about 1/4 inch thick.

To make the filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.  Spread the melted butter over the surface of the dough, then sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the surface.

Working carefully, from the long edge, roll the dough down to the bottom edge.  Cut the dough into approximately 2 inch wide slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan.  Refrigerate it over night or bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes or until light golden brown.

While the rolls are baking, combing the icing ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy.  When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing.