My Favorite Cinnamon Roll Recipe EVER

This recipe was given to me by my dear friend, Julee in Texas. It has never failed me. In fact, the last time I made these, the little girl who ate them told me they tasted better than the ones at the Mall! If you want to make someone's day, bake these rolls and share them!


NO KNEAD CINNAMON ROLLS

YIELD: 24 ROLLS

Put the following into the blender and blend well:
2 Pkg. Yeast (or 4 1/2t.)
1 t. Salt
½ c. Sugar
1 Egg
1/3 c. Oil
2 c. Warm Water

Into a large bowl, place:
5 c. Flour (You can use a combination of white, wheat and/or baby cereal)

Pour blender mixture into flour and mix well with a wooden spoon.

Cover and let rise til double. (About 45 minutes- 1 hour)

Place dough on a flour covered surface and work with half of the dough at a time.

Spread or roll dough to about ½" thick and 12"x8" rectangle

In a bowl, mix: ½ c. Butter or margarine
½ c. Sugar
1T. Cinnamon
Spread half of cinnamon mixture over dough

Roll up dough and cut into 12 1" pieces and place into greased pan or on baking stone.

Repeat with other half of dough and cinnamon sugar mixture.
(Pans of rolls may be refrigerated overnight and popped into oven in the morning. Unbaked rolls may also be frozen. Before baking, let thaw for about an hour.)

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18-25 minutes, or until golden brown.

When cool, glaze with Vanilla glaze:

In a blender, mix: 2 ½ T milk
1/4 t vanilla
1 T butter or margerine
1 ½ c. powdered sugar

Options: sprinkle raisins or nuts over the cinnamon mixture before rolling dough.

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Too long...

You know it has been a very long time since we've had roast beef when the 9 year old sees me put it in the pan and he says,

"Hey Mom! What's that? Chocolate bread???"

Anticipation

Three year old dear son at the altar rail last week:

"Mommy, I can't wait til I grow up."

me: "Why"

"Cause then, I can drink The Blood"

Three year old son this week with a very sad voice:

"Mommy, I did not grow up yet. When will I grow up?"

I am THE MOM

Maybe you have seen this video. I know I have seen it more than once, but it always helps me to know that the day I had TODAY is not unlike the day every Mom had today and yesterday and all the yesterdays before.





Thanks, Mom, for being a broken record for me...and loving me despite myself.

(Holy cow! I edited the HTML for this video to embed at the correct size and it worked!!!!)

THE Gifts

Go and watch this video: The Promise

Even with the problems in our church body..I still cling to the teachings of the One True Christian and Apostolic Church as presented in the video produced by Vox Visuals/Good Shepherd Lutheran School.

The Gifts of forgiveness, life and salvation were purchased at great price for us...not with gold or silver, but with His Holy, Precious Blood on the Cross and given to us at the Font and at His Table! Like a child is beckoned to COME and receive Christmas presents on Christmas morning and they do not hesitate..they just receive the blessings given by their family and friends...so you and I are beckoned by Our Heavenly Father to COME! Taste and See that the Lord is Good! Receive the Grace He gives and enjoy the blessings of living under the freedom of the Gospel knowing you receive these gifts, not because you earned them or deserve them, but because you have a Heavenly Father who cherishes you and loves you despite yourself!

I love being reminded of these things..especially when I am surrounded by, and even overwhelmed by the daily cares of this life and want to scream.

A child's anticipation

I had an OB appointment yesterday. We describe these visits to the 3 year old as "visits for the doctor to check on the baby."

When I got home yesterday and he saw me walk by and up the stairs, he chased after me excitedly asking, "Where's my baby, Mom? Can I see the baby??? Do you have an owie?"

The sweet thing thought I had to go to the doctor to get the baby out to bring home! I am glad he is so excited! It made my day. He was obviously disappointed when I told him we had to wait a bit longer that the baby was too small yet. It helps my anticipation to see how much the kids can't wait. We talk about it every day.

Last night, five year old son told me that I'd better hurry up and go buy some clothes for the baby and set up the crib that was in pieces in Daddy's closet! I told him that we already had lots of clothes and he was sure I was mistaken...as none of his clothes or his little brother's clothes would fit a tiny baby. I told him they were stored away in boxes in one of my closets. He was very surprised by that. Of course he is, he was just two when his baby brother was born, he doesn't know the "drill" like the bigger ones do.

(btw-the baby is strong and fine. I gained 5 1/2 pounds this month and the dear doctor didn't even mention it! I always make this jump at half-way so it didn't surprise me at all. My total thus far? 8 1/2 pounds.)

Taxes

Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy doing our taxes each year. I can't WAIT until the W-2's arrive and usually sit down as soon as I have all of them in hand and do it all right that day. In fact, I have ours done and ready to submit online as we speak. We didn't yet because dh has to finish putting money into his ROTH for last year...which he will do on Thursday.


Last year, a new wrinkle was added to the mix. Now we have to fill out the FAFSA forms for college aid for Rachel. We will be having to do this for the next 25 years or so. It is a good thing I like keeping the records and filling in the forms, though it is a little more fun to actually do it all on paper. It is more organized and accurate online..and I do like that the FAFSA, at least, can be pre-filled with last year's info, thus saving time.

Maybe I should have been a accountant!