Cinnamon Buns ....

I started making Pioneer Woman's cinnamon buns a few years back

I made them for my parents and siblings and gave them

on Thanksgiving weekend. They were already frozen so they just

saved them for Christmas morning.

Then I would make another batch closer to Christmas for our

Christmas morning and to give to a few close friends

I will warn you on this.....once you start making them for

people, you really have to stay with it!! haha.......everyone loves them

and though it takes a little effort and time, they are fun to make.

Today one of my dearest friends Janace came over and we made

a batch......8 tins of buns!

Now tonight I made another batch and was able to get

10 tins of buns. All a matter of how you roll them out and

roll them up.....it can vary

I follow Ree's recipe to a T! I even measure out my dough

once I roll it out......10 inches wide, 30 inches long

and here are my only tips.......

have everything ready to go, makes it so much easier

when you pour the butter on the dough, just use your hands

to spread it out...and cover every inch of the dough

notice I already have my tins all lined up and buttered so when I start

slicing the dough, they are all there ready to go

next you sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon and just make

sure you get every bit covered.....at this point it's really too messy

to try and use your hands so just sprinkle it all over

then comes time to roll it up.......and you'll have the butter, sugar

and cinnamon oozing out but that's fine, just smear it on there as you

roll it. It is easier if you have 2 people doing it but tonight it was

just me and it rolled up fine.

after you slice  them up, just cover with kitchen towels and let rise

for about 20 minutes. Look at them there.......all comfy in

pretty red Christmas towels :)

and once they come out, put the icing on right away.....and smother them

good in the icing. I only bake 2 tins at a time so sometimes your icing

can start to harden a little....if that happens just add a few drops of

milk and whisk it up some more.

These are by far the best cinnamon buns I have ever had.

a little warning though......they are very addictive!!

later.......