Cinnamon Rolls

Directions

1. 1
   Scald milk in pan.
2. 2
   Place sugar, butter, and salt in large separate bowl.
3. 3
   Pour milk into the sugar, butter, and salt bowl.
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   Stir until the sugar and salt have dissolved, and the butter has melted.
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   When the mixture becomes lukewarm (95 degrees) add in beaten eggs and both packages of yeast and vanilla.
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   stir until well combined.
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   Add 4 cups of flour; stir very well.
8. 8
   Add 4 more cups of flour; stir well.
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   Add 2 more cups of flour; mix with hands.
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    If dough is easy enough to handle put dough onto floured board.
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    if not add 1/2 cup of flour or until you can pick it up with your hands and place onto board.
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    Once dough is on heavily floured board (1/3 cup of flour) knead for 7-8 minutes.
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    Once kneaded, see if dough is elastic and smooth, if not knead well for 1 minute.
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    Once fully kneaded, place in well greased bowl and cover dough in the oil or grease.
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    put saran wrap over the clean bowl and then put a kitchen towel over the saran wrap.
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    Set in warm place (85 degrees) and let rise for 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until doubled in size.
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    Punch down dough a few times and then roll out into a large rectangle (or until dough is 1/2 thick).
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    Take 1/4 cup of brown sugar, a 1/2 cup of regular sugar, & 1 heaping tablespoon of cinnamon and mix in separate bowl.
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    Melt 1/2 cup of butter in a separate bowl.
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    Pour butter all over the dough and evenly coat.
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    Then put the cinnamon sugar mixture on top of dough and melted butter to cover totally.
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    Roll dough up very delicately to form a log.
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    Cut into 1 1/2 circles and place in buttered pie bowl or casserole dish.
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    make sure the rolls are close together and packed in tight.
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    Once all rolls put in bowl, place in a free of draft area and cover with Saran Wrap and kitchen towel and let sit and rise for 1 hr or until rolls have doubled in size.
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    Once rolls have doubled, place in a 375F oven for 20 minutes or until light brown on top.
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    Take rolls out of oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
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    Take powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, butter, & water and combine and stir until well combined.
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    Coat rolls with the frosting mixture evenly.
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    Enjoy!