madewithsunshine: pumpkin deliciousness

No new sewing projects :( but I did make a yummy recipe that I would like to share with you. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls (recipe here). The recipe calls for yeast. J and I have been doing a lot of pizza dough making. I've been feeling the need to move on to an "intermediate" recipe. So after I mixed all the ingredients,(including the yeast) I had to let it rise for at least an hour. I only have the patience for the minimal amount of time, so after the timer went off, I quickly moved on to the next step. I Smeared the cinnamon goodness all over rolled out dough.

all rolled up!

Then to the best part. I cut them all up using a thread cutting technique. It is so easy, and cuts perfect rolls. Put a piece of long thread under the roll and cross them over and continue to pull until the thread slices all the way through.

It was actually quite fun!(I'm such a nerd) After I cut them all, you had to let them rise again in the pan for another hour.

sunee looking on with approval

Since I was prepping the night before (because who has 2 hours in the morning to make this), I just popped them in the fridge (only letting them rise for 15 min.). This was later discovered to be a mistake. The next morning I popped them in the oven for 25 minutes, and made the cream cheese icing.

yum!

So out came the rolls, smelling and looking amazing. Here was the problem. Because I didn't let them rise again long enough before putting them in the fridge, they were not as fluffy as J and I would have like them to be. They still were good, just not perfect. I'm planning on making them again for Thanksgiving brunch, hopefully I will have more patience then.