Mrs. White's cinnamon rolls

Note: These can be made with the "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" brioche dough.
Mrs. White gave me a cooking lesson for a wedding present and taught me to make these cinnamon rolls.  I made them for David’s Master’s and phD defense presentations.  Both times sent the reviewers into warm, cinnamony contentment.  Our secret weapon!

INGREDIENTS:

4 c. flour (10 total)

1/2 c. sugar (2 1/2 total)

2/3 c. powdered milk

Less than 2 T. yeast

1 t. salt

3 c. water (warm)

3 eggs

1 stick butter (4 total)

cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

1.        Measure all dry ingredients and mix thoroughly in a large bowl

2.       Heat water 1 minute in microwave.  Add butter stick and heat 1 minute more.

3.       Mix eggs in separate bowl

4.       Gradually add hot water and butter mixture to eggs

5.       Mix with dry ingredients

6.       Add about 4 c. flour more and mix

7.       Sprinkle 1 c. flour on counter.  Knead in for about 5 minutes

8.       Rub butter on pan and some on top of dough to keep soft and let rise (til doubles)

9.       Make 2 c. sugar and cinnamon mix (option for filling: brown sugar is good!)

10.   When rises, punch down and divide in half.

11.   Roll one half into rectangle

12.   Rub 1 stick butter on dough

13.   Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar thickly, leaving some edges.

14.   Roll TIGHTLY, and tuck in ends. 

15.   Cut with serrated knife a fat inch thick.

16.   Place fairly close together in pan.  Repeat with other rectangle and another stick of butter

18.   Let rise a bit.

19   Cook at 360 degrees F for 12 minutes, then check.

20.   Glaze

GLAZE:

1 lb powdered sugar (3 1/2 cups)

1/2 t. vanilla

Pinch salt

Add water SLOWLY!