Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:


1 pkg. yeast, dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water
6 tbs. melted butter
2 eggs
1 cup milk, scalded
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
4-5 cups flour
2 tsp. cinnamon, combined with 1/2 cup sugar

Frosting:
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
~2 cups powdered sugar
~1 tsp. vanilla
~1 tbs. milk

Actions To Be Performed:

• Sprinkle packet of yeast over 1/4 cup water (warm, not hot--hot water will murder yeast). Also a teaspoon of sugar. Set aside.
• Scald cup of milk with 5 tablespoons of butter, or a butter-like substance. Do not boil under any circumstances (but it doesn't really matter if you do).
• Take measuring cup out of dishwasher; rinse it with left hand.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar to milk.
• Gradually mix in 2 cups flour. If you have a mixer, why not use it?
• Add teaspoon of salt and 2 eggs to flour mixture.
• Get mad at dad.
• When yeast looks bubbly and fizzy, add it to cooled mixture. Mix it.
• Add 2-3 more cups of flour. Mix it.  If you have a mixer with a dough hook, please for the love of Pete use it. Bread-making is not a science, it's a freaking art.
• Set aside, and cover with clean towel.
• Do other things with your life for 1 1/2 to 2 hours while dough rises. Work on your memoirs.

• After the dough rises, poke it. If it pokes you back, it needs to rise longer.
• Grease a baking sheet.
• Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tsp. cinnamon
• Melt 6 tbs. of butter
• Spread out some flour and roll dough on it. Knead in extra flour if too sticky.
• Roll half the dough flat to about 12 x 18 inches.
• Spread half the melted butter on surface. Sprinkle half the cinnamon/sugar over melted butter.
• Roll up the dough with the butter and friends inside.
• Slice into ten rolls.
• Do all that stuff again with the other half of the dough.
• Cover and let rolls rise about 1 1/2 hours. Write a letter to someone you love. 

• After it has risen again, bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes (until starting to brown).

• To make frosting: soften 1 stick of butter (half cup).
• Pour in powdered sugar to taste (about 2 cups). 
• Add a little milk.
• Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla. Or a capful. Again, it's an art.
• Frost cinnamon rolls. At this point, they are traditionally eaten. 

PLEASE NOTE: The above receipt, while delicious, will cause celiacs to die.

Receipt: Parmesan Crusted Chicken

This meal was consumed by Mom and Steve. It was originally found at TGIF, where it delighted the palates of said people. An online receipt was ingeniously adapted to create the following feed:

Ingredients:
Chicken breasts, pounded flat
1 cup Italian-style bread crumbs, mixed with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
Ken's Steakhouse Lite Caesar dressing
Melted butter
Penne pasta, whole grain
Bottled Alfredo sauce
spinach leaves

Marinate the flattened chicken breasts in a baking pan with Caesar dressing for 15 minutes. Drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with Italian bread crumbs mixed with Parmesan cheese. Bake in preheated oven at 450 for 15 minutes. While the chicken is cooking, boil pasta according to package directions. Heat Alfredo sauce and add spinach leaves to alfredo,  as desired.

To Serve: Place pasta on plate, cover with sauce and put chicken on top. Yum!

Serving Suggestion: Pour a can of green beans into a saucepan, juices and all. Sprinkle a modest amount of Italian seasoning and cook on medium heat until you get bored of cooking.

Other Serving Suggestion: Boccherini's Guitar Quintets.

*Special Note: If you are a celiac, much further adaptation is necessary. You know what to do.
**Additional Note: Above is not an actual photo of this meal.

P.S. This is Mom's first blog post ever. I, Steve, wrote part of it, but still.