Cinnamon Rolls

T.J. got a call about 3pm Wednesday afternoon that he was flying the next day to Pensacola. And when he has a flight there is lots of preparation that goes into them, so he was hurrying to get all his charts, maps, and flight route planned. He had to be at the base at 4:30am! So he had to wake up about 3:45am. It was his first real flight in the P3 and he says he did really well, I'm so proud of him!! But he hasn't been able to catch up on his sleep until this morning. I kicked the kids out of our room and shut the door so he could sleep and decided to make some cinnamon rolls for him and the kids. When he woke up he was pretty excited to see them! The recipe is from my Mom and they are super fast and easy. I started making them about 8:30, and we were eating them by 9:15. Yeah, 9:15 is some major sleeping in at our house ;-) Here's the recipe:

Quick Cinnamon Rolls

1/3 cups sugar, 3Tbs yeast, 1/2 cup oil, 1 1/4 cups warm water. Mix until dissolved; cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Mix in 2 beaten eggs to the yeast mixture. Add 1 1/2 tsp salt and 4 1/4 cups flour. I mix this in my kitchen aid for abut 5 minutes until I have a soft dough. Roll dough into rectangle shape. Brush with 1/4 cup melted butter, sprinkle with 1 1/2 T cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cups nuts (3/4 cup raisins optional). Carefully roll dough, seal edges, and slice. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and let rest 10 mins. Bake at 425 for 10-15 minutes. Frost with glaze while still hot. Glaze: 2 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup hot water, 1 T soft butter.